News24 | The Queue | Herman Mashaba makes his pitch to Johannesburg residents

No cheering crowds. No grand speeches. Just residents, their questions, and the candidates who want their votes.

In this episode of The Queue, News24’s mayoral candidate town hall series, ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba sits down with Johannesburg residents ahead of the local government elections on 4 November.

Mashaba knows the job. He was the mayor of Johannesburg from 2016 until he resigned in 2019, and he is now asking voters to return him to the city’s top office.

The questions are direct. Can he be trusted with public money? Who is paying for his campaign? Does his age count against him?

Mashaba pitches himself as a self-funded, incorruptible mayor who can turn the city around, and he tells residents that his age should not matter.

He promises 500 more metro police officers a year and a merit-based public service built on skills audits. He also pledges more insourcing in place of tenders and labour brokers and says his mayoral committee is already picked.

The Queue is more than a platform for political promises. It is a space where residents can hold aspiring leaders accountable, free from the noise and spectacle of traditional election town halls.

As election day draws closer, one question remains: when residents demand answers, will the candidates rise to the occasion?

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