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We asked listeners what they make of Justice Minister Thembi Simelane's appearance in Parliament over her involvement in the VBS Bank saga. We asked listeners about what they make of Bongani Baloyi's move to the MK Party. We asked listeners about what inspires how they dress for work. We also reflected on the life of Thabiso Sikwane who passed away last week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bongani Baloyi joins Jacob Zuma's MK Party, will deregister Xiluva with IEC by Radio Islam
Clement Manyathela speaks to Bongani Baloyi, Former Xiluva Leader about joining the Mkhonto weSizwe Party.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bongani Baloyi on Thursday announced he has decided to deregister his party, Xiluva, with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to join the MK Party led by Jacob Zuma.
No regrets for Bongani Baloyi for rejecting Malema's offer to join EFF by Radio Islam
Bongani Baloyi expresses No Regrets over rejecting Julius Malema's offer to join ANC by Radio Islam
New political party Xiluva says it wants South Africa to move from Constitutional Democracy to Parliamentary Sovereignty. The party is also advocating for the removal provincial government to only have two spheres of government, which is National and Local Government. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Xiluva President, Bongani Baloyi
Political party Xiluva has written to Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka to investigate John Steenhuisen's alleged 2020 leadership campaign slush fund. Xiluva says allegations of undisclosed funds received by Steenhuisen are serious and call into question his ethical conduct as a public representative. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Xiluva leader, Bongani Baloyi
Leader of Xiluva, Bongani Baloyi, explained where his party is more relevant, how they want to encourage people to vote for them, and whether they feel pressured to compete with larger parties such as the ANC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Xiluva has condemned the Democratic Alliance's request for US assistance in upcoming elections, arguing it violates sovereignty, democracy, and electoral integrity. The DA has sent a letter to the Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and other foreign ministers urging them to support local efforts to safeguard the credibility of the elections. Now for more this Elvis Presslin spoke to Xiluva party leader Bongani Baloyi
Former Midvaal Mayor Bongani Baloyi says the Democratic Alliance, DA also practice cadre deployment. This after the opposition party hauled the ANC to court in a bid to outlaw its cadre deployment policy. Baloyi, who was the Mayor of Midvaal between 2013-2021 says the municipality could not conclude senior staff appointment without approval by the DA's Federal Executive. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Bongani Baloyi, President of Xiluva and former Midvaal Mayor
Political party Xiluva is calling for clarity from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on submission of signatures for this year's national elections. The party says without clear instructions on the process and deadline, new entrants are placed at a disadvantage. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Xiluva President, Bongani Baloyi
Political party Xiluva will challenge the appointment of Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens as Traffic Officers in court. This after Justice Minister Ronald Lamola granted the wardens dubbed amaPanyaza, the same legal status as provincial traffic officers. Police experts have raised concern over the legitimacy of the 6,000 wardens appointed by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi earlier this year. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Bongani Baloyi, President of Xiluva
Government Complicit in Gender-Based Violence: Bongani Baloyi by Radio Islam
After a sparkling career in the DA where, as executive mayor, he oversaw seven clean audits for Mid Vaal, Bongani Baloyi was a surprise departure - and even more surprising arrival at Action SA. Now the leader of his own political party, Xiluva, he shares the story with Alec Hogg of BizNews. - Alec Hogg
Political party Xiluva has officially registered with the Independent Electoral Commission, IEC. The party founded by former Mayor of Midvaal, Bongani Baloyi will appear on the ballot paper in next year's general election. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Bongani Baloyi, Leader of Xiluva...
Thabo Shole-Mashao in for Clement is hanging out with founder and leader of Xiluva political party, reflecting on his life, political career and favorite music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The ACDP has dismissed as false and disappointing claims by DA leader John Steeinhuisen that it has rejected to be part of the opposition Moonshot Pact. This follows the DA's calls to form a coalition agreement that would see opposition parties united against the governing party and the EFF ahead of the 2024 national elections. Five other parties have agreed to talks with the DA at a national convention set to be held later in 2023, and they include ActionSA and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). Steenhuisen yesterday singled out Reverend Kenneth Meshoe from the African Christian Democratic Party, General Bantu Holomisa from the United Democratic Movement, and Bongani Baloyi from Xiluva. As the party leaders that have rejected the plea for cooperation. We spoke to Reverend Kenneth Meshoe, leader of the African Christian Democratic Party - ACDP
Former ActionSA Gauteng leader Bongani Baloyi has started a new political party, Xiluva, meaning flower in Xitsonga. In this case, it refers to the protea, which is seen on the party's logo and was chosen, according to Baloyi, because of the flower's resilience. He granted Eusebius on TimesLIVE an interview on what led to the party's formation and its values, and answered questions about the strategic and practical difficulties of being a new political player in a growing field of small and new competitors. Baloyi told TimesLIVE contributor and analyst Eusebius McKaiser that Xiluva's foundational values are ubuntu, family, community and multiracialism. He argued that people will continue to identify across racial lines and that his party embraces multiculturalism rather than nonracialism as it is a better founding value. In particular, he wants black people's experiences acknowledged. When pressed by McKaiser on whether he has sufficient donor backing for a project of this nature, Baloyi said he had no backers, adding that donor power influenced the decisions of ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba. He also shared his experience with a potential donor who wanted to dictate on his party's values and the position it should adopt on crucial questions such as relationships with other political organisations. For this reason, he is hoping for “subscriptions and working-class donations” to ensure “purity”. McKaiser probed whether Xiluva has the necessary human and other resources to organise within communities, establish structures countrywide and ensure its top-line message translates to electoral success. Responding, Baloyi revealed the party only has 10 members but he is confident young people will join the organisation and give it a collective image. The podcast ends with a discussion on how Baloyi plans to “animate” young people who may be disengaged politically to vote next year, specifically for his party, with the host challenging him on the difficulties of “tapping the youth”. How compelling is Baloyi in articulating his new project? As always, it is up to listeners to decide. Produced by Bulelani Nonyukela.
In a wide-ranging conversation with TimesLIVE contributor and analyst Eusebius McKaiser, ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont made several claims and arguments. He alleged that a councillor in Tshwane had offered a bribe to an ActionSA councillor to vote for Murunwa Makwarela on February 28. He expanded on the allegation and claimed that criminal charges would be laid tomorrow. Beaumont also argued that the DA made “an error of judgment” in how it went about trying to vote for a speaker of Tshwane, and that he agrees with the IEC decision that the 69 votes should be classified as spoilt. But in the details of the discussion with the podcast host, he puzzled through the tension between the importance of the principle of a secret vote, and the entitlement of political parties to enforce party discipline, especially at local government level where there is clear suspectibility to ill-discipline and potential bribery. McKaiser pressure-tested ActionSA's use of lie detector technology, suggesting that it is indicative of the party leadership not being certain that councillors they selected have integrity. Beaumont responded by suggesting that parties cannot always know “the hearts” of candidates when they are selected and that technology is one of several tools to be used to ensure that caucus decisions are adhered to. He argued that, at any rate, councillors have an enforceable right to conscience that they can expressly invoke by applying to be exempted from voting along caucus lines. McKaiser and Beaumont debated the cogency of this response. In the bulk of the remainder of the conversation between McKaiser and Beaumont, Beaumont went into great detail to explain various falsehoods, as he sees it, in the narrative given by former ActionSA leader Bongani Baloyi at a press conference about why he has left the party. Beaumont offered several counter-narratives that contest this week's public claims made by the former mayor of Midvaal. As always, it is up to listeners of the podcast to decide what you find compelling, or not, in the responses of the interviewee. Produced by Bulelani Nonyukela.
Clement is joined by National Chairperson of ActionSA, Michael Beaumont following the departure of former ActionSA Gauteng chairperson Bongani Baloyi. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
TimesLIVE contributor and analyst Eusebius McKaiser has followed the story of internal disagreements within ActionSA closely. In this explainer episode of Eusebius on TimesLIVE, he details how the Gauteng leader of ActionSA came to his decision to resign from the party. McKaiser offers analysis that focuses on the implications for ActionSA and opposition politics generally. Have a listen. Produced by Bulelani Nonyukela.
ActionSA Gauteng Chairperson Bongani Baloyi is reportedly set to leave the position after allegedly falling out with party President Herman Mashaba. A proposal for a change of role for Baloyi comes from irreconcilable differences in the running of the Gauteng structures. Meanwhile, a leaked Public Protector report has absolved President Cyril Ramaphosa of any wrongdoing at his Phalaphala farm. Elvis Spoke to Dr. Ntsikelelo Breakfast, a Political Analyst from the Department of History and Political Studies at Nelson Mandela University...
ActionSA in Gauteng het die Valke se soek-en-beslagleggings-operasie by die Tembisa-hospitaal in Ekurhuleni verwelkom. Dit volg nadat onregmatige kontrakte van 850 miljoen Suid-Afrikaanse rand onthul is. Die party verwelkom ook die tugoptrede teen die hospitaal se geskorste uitvoerende hoof, Ashley Mthunzi, en die provinsiale gesondheidsdepartement se finansiële hoof, Lerato Madyo. Bongani Baloyi van ActionSA sê dis kommerwekkend dat daar meer as 400 dae na die moord op die fluitjieblaser, Babita Deokaran, eers opgetree is.
Clement speaks to EWN reporter, Nkosikhona Duma giving an update on the special council meeting to elect the new Ekurhuleni mayor while ActionSA Gauteng Chair, Bongani Baloyi and ANC Spokesperson for Ekurhuleni, Lesiba Mpya comment about their positions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ActionSA in Gauteng sê die on-inspirerende veranderings wat die nuutverkose premier Panyaza Lesufi aan sy uitvoerende raad aangebring het, dui aan die ANC is daarop uit om die geldkoffers te gebruik. Dit word oënskynlik gedoen terwyl 'n verbintenis tot dienslewering vir die provinsie se mees kwesbares laat vaar is. Slegs twee voormalige LUR'e is verwyder en sewe is herskommel in Lesufi se uitvoerende raad. Bongani Baloyi van ActionSA sê die uitvoerende komitee is vergroot om Lesufi se makkers te beloon, wat die belastingbetaler miljoene in bykomende salarisse en verbroude projekte gaan kos:
ActionSA says the Democratic Alliance (DA) must take the blame for losing control of Johannesburg. The party also says coalition governments have left out South Africans in their quest for power in the metros. The coalition structure will be meeting tonight to map out a way forward with regard to problems with coalitions.Udo Carelse spoke to Action SA Gauteng Provincial Chairperson, Bongani Baloyi.
Dada Morero is the new mayor of the city of Johannesburg- this follows the ousting of the former mayor, Mpho Phalatse. She was voted out by 139 votes in the 270-seat council - through a motion of no-confidence. Phalatse insists that the meeting was unlawful. Meanwhile, the Democratic Alliance Leader, John Steenhuisen says Action SA's Herman Mashaba is hellbent on destroying the coalition governments. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Action SA's Gauteng provincial chairperson, Bongani Baloyi, and Political analyst, Sandile Swana...
ActionSA in Gauteng is ernstig verbind tot 'n veelparty-koalisie in Tshwane en om die ANC uit enige plaaslike regering te hou. Die party het teen die voorstel-verslag oor 'n ongevraagde bod van 26 miljard Suid-Afrikaanse rand van 'n energiediensverskaffer gestem. ActionSA se provinsiale voorsitter, Bongani Baloyi, sê die party het nie 'n probleem met 'n koalisie nie, maar wel 'n probleem met die burgemeester, Randall Williams.
Elke keer as 'n swart leier uit die DA bedank, word die party subtiel, sowel blatant van rassisme beskuldig, of dan dat hulle minstens nie goeie rasseverhoudinge in die party se leierskap handhaaf nie. Dit is ook nou die geval met die bedanking van Makashule Gana en Patricia Kopane. Van Herman Mashaba en Mmusi Maimane se dramatiese vertrek uit die party 'n paar jaar gelede, tot Mbali Ntuli se aanslag op die posisie van leier as die party, sowel as die vertrek van Phumzile van Damme en Bongani Baloyi is ook deur verskeie ontleders, joernaliste en sommige betrokkenes self met die raskwas ingekleur. Maar as 'n mens na die samestelling van die party se leierskorps kyk en 'n klomp ander kwessies in ag neem, wil die som ten opsigte van die beskuldigings nie klop nie. Vanaand om 7:00 stel ek die vraag aan Cilliers Brink en Gert Van der Westhuizen.
Former Democratic Alliance member, Makashule Gana says he holds no resentment towards the party after he resigned from the organisation, as well as from his position at the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. Gana joins a long list of black leaders who have left the DA over the years, including Phumzile van Damme, Mmusi Maimane, Bongani Baloyi and Mbali Ntuli. Udo Carelse spoke to political analyst, Dr Dale McKinley
The DA in Kwazulu-Natal has thanked former party member, Mbali Ntuli, for her contributions to the provincial legislature. Ntuli announced her resignation from the DA and as a member of the Legislature today. While Ntuli says she has left the party of her own accord, she joins a long line of black leaders that have left the party, most recently former Midvaal Mayor, Bongani Baloyi. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Political Analyst Lukhona Mnguni
ActionSA's Bongani Baloyi opens about not having plans to be a local mayor again if the partys wins 2024 elections.
ActionSA's Bongani Baloyi opens about not having plans to be a local mayor again if the partys wins 2024 elections.
In a wide-ranging interview on Eusebius on TimesLIVE, former Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi explained why he did not vote for his now former party, the DA, in last year's local government elections. He was at pains to explain to the host, Eusebius McKaiser, how he slowly started feeling estranged from the DA after policy shifts that did not resonate with his political and personal convictions. In particular, he says, the abandonment by the party of using race as a proxy for disadvantage entrenched his conviction that there is a lack of empathy from the party, including the leader John Steenhuisen, of the lived experiences of black people. Baloyi also revealed to McKaiser that he had begun to feel like a poster child for the party, but never really “seen” by the party leadership. This manifested, he said, in a refusal to engage him intellectually on his views about the party, and he answered in the affirmative when asked by the host whether he is implying that the party had “infantilised” him despite his record of leadership and years of service. The latter part of the interview focuses on critical questions about why Baloyi joined ActionSA instead. When pressed by McKaiser on similarities in the political convictions between his new leader Herman Mashaba and the politics of DA leaders Helen Zille and Steenhuisen, Baloyi tried to make a case for differences between the political vehicles.
In a wide-ranging interview on Eusebius on TimesLIVE, former Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi explained why he did not vote for his now former party, the DA, in last year's local government elections. He was at pains to explain to the host, Eusebius McKaiser, how he slowly started feeling estranged from the DA after policy shifts that did not resonate with his political and personal convictions. In particular, he says, the abandonment by the party of using race as a proxy for disadvantage entrenched his conviction that there is a lack of empathy from the party, including the leader John Steenhuisen, of the lived experiences of black people. Baloyi also revealed to McKaiser that he had begun to feel like a poster child for the party, but never really “seen” by the party leadership. This manifested, he said, in a refusal to engage him intellectually on his views about the party, and he answered in the affirmative when asked by the host whether he is implying that the party had “infantilised” him despite his record of leadership and years of service. The latter part of the interview focuses on critical questions about why Baloyi joined ActionSA instead. When pressed by McKaiser on similarities in the political convictions between his new leader Herman Mashaba and the politics of DA leaders Helen Zille and Steenhuisen, Baloyi tried to make a case for differences between the political vehicles.
Former Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi has jumped ship to join Action SA after resigning from the Democratic Alliance (DA) last December.
After being the executive mayor of Midvaa (DA), Bongani Baloyi has joined Action SA.
Former Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi has jumped ship to join Action SA after resigning from the Democratic Alliance (DA) last December.
After being the executive mayor of Midvaa (DA), Bongani Baloyi has joined Action SA.
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Clement speaks to new member of ActionSA and former Democratic Alliance member and Midvaal mayor, Bongani Baloyi on his departure from the DA, joining ActionSA and running the Midvaal municipality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Gauteng provincial government has started the work of assessing the extent of the damage caused by a tornado that hit the area. Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi visited the area earlier today. Displaced residents have been temporarily housed at shelters and local community centres. Elvis Preslinn spoke to Midvaal executive mayor Bongani Baloyi