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Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n

2-minute read
\n24 June 2023 | 20:56 CAT<\/p>\n

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He first stole the limelight as the youngest mayor in the country when at 23, he became the mayor of Midvaal \u2013 one of the best-performing municipalities in Gauteng. Then Bongani Baloyi resigned from the DA and joined ActionSA \u2013 until the DA-led coalition collapsed. This led to the formation of his party, called Xiluva.<\/p>\n

In conversation with Radio Islam International, Baloyi highlighted his decision to join and his journey with Herman Mashaba\u2019s ActionSA. He said he was hopeful about the political aspiration of ActionSA.<\/p>\n

However, Baloyi said that ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba told him that their relationship had broken down and that he no longer trusted Baloyi; therefore, he wants to remove Baloyi from his appointed position, offering to appoint him as a spokesperson instead.”<\/p>\n

“I felt the importance of exercising my agency elsewhere in a vehicle committed to building something new I’ve always wanted to introduce into politcs,” Baloyi said.<\/p>\n

The party’s formation is in collaboration with a former ActionSA councillor in Ekurhuleni, Tlhogi Moseki, who is Xiluva’s national chairperson.<\/p>\n

Baloyi said his party would create opportunities for young people to lead the country, citing that it was time for post-ANC-dominance.<\/p>\n

“Xiluva was born out of the sense of political hopelessness, homelessness and desperation. Xiluva is founded on the values of family, ubuntu, community and, most importantly, multiracialism. This is a fundamental departure from the status quo of the body politics of our country,” Baloyi said.<\/p>\n

Listen to the full interview on Sabaul Muslim with hosts Moulana Ibrahim Daya and Moulana Ahmed Waja.<\/p>\n