Former DA, ActionSA and uMkhonto weSizwe Party member Abel Tau has joined the United Progressive People Alliance (UPPA), which has selected him as its mayoral candidate for the City of Tshwane.
Tau made the announcement during a media briefing in Pretoria on Wednesday, outlining a colourful political journey that has seen him move between several political organisations.
His career began in the DA and later included roles in ActionSA, the MK Party, UAT and TTA. Tau has also been involved in founding two political parties. His latest move marks a new chapter as he prepares to contest the City of Tshwane mayoral race under the UPPA banner. @ThisKg #AbelTau #Tshwane #CityOfTshwane #UPPA #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanPolitics #LocalElections #MayoralCandidate #Politics #BreakingNews #Pretoria #Election2026 @YOUFM898
POLLING ALERT TSHWANE! 🚨🚨📢📢
DA at 43% and VF+ 8%!
Could this be the city's next coalition!
Recent independent polling shows the DA in Tshwane is holding strong while the ANC craters.
In the space of 4 months ANC support has dropped 10% points. Meanwhile the VF+ has surged higher as the party's campaign locks with voters. The DA will be watching this closely but the party continues to hold its support. Brink's campaign is landing.
Finally we have some more consistent showing of MK (difficult to poll in GP). Sitting at around 5%.
It looks like ANC and EFF support has fallen off a cliff, the parties are getting chowed by everyone. The DA, ActionSA, MK, maybe even the VF+. EFF support is half of what it was.
With the election less than 3 months away, voter patterns now become very sticky. 70% of voters have already made up their minds. As such you can treat all incoming polls as highly credible.
Could the DA and VF+ be the next coalition in Tshwane?
The DA is now the biggest party in Tshwane, and if this polling holds they will be the biggest party among black voters as well in the city. Could this be the start of political reliagnment in the country?
💼 Good governance driving real job creation in Tshwane!
Led by ActionSA’s Dr @NasiphiM, the multi-party coalition government in the City created 22,000 jobs in the second quarter of 2026.
Meanwhile, DA-run Cape Town lost 19,000 jobs, and the ANC-led Johannesburg shed 28,000.
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/VX4cIkUVGM
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💰 Real progress in getting Tshwane's finances back on track!
The multi-party government in the City has slashed historical Eskom debt by R2.5bn in less than two years, bringing it down from R6.66bn to R4.1bn.
This is good governance in ACTION.
#LetsFixTshwane
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The DA wants to talk about “non-racialism” while some of its politics still carry the unmistakable scent of white superiority. And when Black people push back? Suddenly we’re the problem. 🥴
BREAKING NEWS: The @Our_DA that we all came to know, true colours OUT!
DA in short:
"White superiority complex"; "use and damage of black people"; "uncaring, cold and uncouth"; "worst racist political party by far", "pig like behaviour" etc.
"Pure racial hatred"!
Vuka Darkie!
[NEWS] Former DA, ActionSA, MK Party, UAT and TTA member Abel Tau is set to announce his next political move.
Tau recently left the MK Party and is expected to outline his next steps in politics. @ewnreporter
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