Eight former ActionSA councillors in the City of Johannesburg have filed an urgent application before the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg, scheduled to be heard on Tuesday, 28 October 2025.
The matter seeks an interdict preventing ActionSA from replacing the councillors, pending the outcome of a dispute regarding their contested dismissal from the council.
The councillors maintain that their removal was procedurally flawed and politically motivated, asserting that the party failed to follow its own internal disciplinary and constitutional processes. Two Cease and Desist letters were issued to ActionSA’s leadership, cautioning the party against proceeding with replacements while the dispute remained unresolved. These letters, however, were ignored, prompting the councillors to turn to the courts for urgent intervention.
The eight councillors were informed at the end of September of their removal as PR Councillors for ActionSA, effectively vacating their seats in the Johannesburg Council. The councillors argue that the decision was taken without affording them a fair hearing or the opportunity to appeal, in contravention of both the party’s constitution and the principles of natural justice.
Their application to the High Court seeks to suspend any attempt by ActionSA to submit replacement names to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) until the legality of their dismissal has been determined.
The urgent hearing will take place on 28 October 2025 at the High Court in Johannesburg. The councillors are represented by their legal counsel, and further public statements will be issued following the court’s decision.