Ex-DA Midvaal Mayor Bongani Baloyi Causes Stir Nationally as He Jumps Ship to Join ActionSA [Video]

• After closing a two term tenure, former DA mayor of the Midvaal Local Municipality Bongani Baloyi has now moved to ActionSA
• The former public servant said he left the opposition party on good terms and was grateful for his 10 year record with the party
• The political move came as a surprise to some South Africans and an expectation to others who took to social media to unpack the recent announcement

Former mayor of the Midvaal Local Municipality in Gauteng, Bongani Baloyi has bowed out of his longstanding political party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), to join ActionSA.

Responding to various speculations about his departure, Baloyi, who had served two terms as mayor, said he was nobody’s victim and did not base his decision on any discrepancies between himself and his former political party. Reports quoted him confirming that there were no hard …