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title: "Watch – Mashaba on running Johannesburg, tackling the water crisis, and politics of exclusion"
description: "In a wide-ranging interview, Daily Maverick’s Ferial Haffajee sits down with Herman Mashaba, president of ActionSA and mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, to probe his plans for a city in crisis. From the deepening water shortages and collapsing infrastructure to his hardline stance on undocumented immigrants, Mashaba lays out an agenda rooted in enforcement and administrative overhaul."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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author: "Ferial Haffajee"
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published: "2026-02-25T21:03:08"
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# Watch – Mashaba on running Johannesburg, tackling the water crisis, and politics of exclusion

> In a wide-ranging interview, Daily Maverick’s Ferial Haffajee sits down with Herman Mashaba, president of ActionSA and mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, to probe his plans for a city in crisis. From the deepening water shortages and collapsing infrastructure to his hardline stance on undocumented immigrants, Mashaba lays out an agenda rooted in enforcement and administrative overhaul.

By Ferial Haffajee · Published 25 February 2026, 23:03 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnwqYmn-mgY)

[Media](https://player.simplecast.com/f2f16e9e-0507-4383-ae79-674c92b9e8d1?dark=false)

Hosted by: Ferial Haffajee
Guest: President of ActionSA, Herman Mashaba
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa
Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze

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