ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has resigned as a councillor for the City of Johannesburg.

Mashaba had served as a councillor for three months. He was sworn in in November 2021 after the municipal elections.

He said on Monday that he handed in his resignation letter on Sunday, after a consultation with ActionSA’s senate, the party’s decision-making body.

Mashaba said his political work would now be focused on leading the growth of ActionSA in all nine provinces.

Mashaba said last week that ActionSA would be focused on growth ahead of the 2024 general election.