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‘Allow us to complete what we have started’: Xhakaza faces angry ActionSA members at IOL debate

IOL · 19 October 2026 at 17:40

‘Allow us to complete what we have started’: Xhakaza faces angry ActionSA members at IOL debate

ActionSA members disrupted Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s closing remarks at the IOL Town Hall Debate on Monday, shouting and pointing fingers at him as he appealed to voters to give the ANC another chance to lead the metro ahead of the November 4 local government elections.

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