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Is willing to abandon his ambitions of becoming Johannesburg mayor, but only if the DA's Helen Zille does the same. In a letter addressed to the DA's leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis, Mashaba proposed a possible deadlock-breaking agreement as part of the coalition negotiations in Joburg. No party won an outright majority in Johannesburg during last week's local government elections. Al-Farah Moshwana reports. Action as a mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, and the DA.

Helen Zille have not seen eye to eye as coalition negotiations get underway. Mashaba has previously made it clear that his party has no objection to working with the DA in the city of Gold, but opposes any arrangement that would see Zille become mayor. In a leaked letter, Mashaba now proposes that both he and Zille step aside from the mayoral race, allowing ActionSA to support the election of another DA candidate to the mayoral office. ActionSA National Chairperson Michael Beaumont has confirmed that the letter.

Is authentic, reiterating that the party does not want Zille as Johannesburg mayor. Our issue in Johannesburg is not the DA, it's Helen Zille. And there remains an openness to work with all political parties, including the DA. And I think that letter bears testament to that fact. The DA and ActionSA are set to meet for coalition talks on Thursday. Al-Far Ramshwan, eyewitness news. And NVIDIA's shareholders are suing the AI Chipmakers founder and CEO.