ActionSA on Monday unveiled former Democratic Alliance (DA) rising star Bongani Baloyi as its new party member.
Baloyi, the 34-year-old former mayor of Midvaal, quit the DA last year.
“Today I have the great pleasure of welcoming Bongani Baloyi into the ranks of ActionSA,” said Action SA president, Herman Mashaba, himself a former DA member.
“Baloyi’s reputation in South African politics has arisen from a blend of his youth the excellence he has achieved as the mayor of Midvaal Municipality.
In 2013, at the age of 26, Baloyi became the youngest mayor in South Africa.
“An important part of our efforts to grow our party to be the challenger that South Africans need in 2024 is the need to deepen our leadership pool within ActionSA,” said Mashaba.
“For ActionSA to grow we will need more leaders with their own voices bringing the kind of skills, experience, youthfulness, and excellence that Baloyi epitomises.”
