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Al Jama-ah's Johannesburg mayoral candidate Ashley Mama faces tough questions from Mike Sham about the city's collapse, its former mayors and the party's role in the ANC-led coalition.
Why won't Al Jama-ah work with the DA? And what did its mayors actually achieve? A heated State of the Nation interview ahead of Johannesburg's local elections.
Chapters
00:00 Al Jama-ah's Mayoral Candidate 01:39 Can Al Jama-ah Win Johannesburg? 02:41 Did Al Jama-ah Fix Anything? 04:13 The Clean Audit Claim 05:02 Why Was Nobody Arrested? 07:13 The Two Former Mayors 08:32 Are You Just for Sale? 10:27 Ashley Attacks the DA 12:54 Cape Town vs Johannesburg 16:24 Equality or Equal Misery? 20:10 Is Al Jama-ah Helping the ANC? 22:48 Coalition Accountability 26:09 The Coalition Transparency Plan 27:32 What About Helen Zille? 29:42 Why Not Leave the Coalition? 31:33 Ashley Rejects a DA Coalition 34:35 Johannesburg Is Falling Apart 37:27 Will Voters Punish the Coalition? 41:30 What Did Al Jama-ah Deliver? 46:05 Warning of a National Revolt 48:25 Ashley Predicts Becoming Mayor 48:45 Mike's Brutal Report Card 50:28 Is Al Jama-ah a Racist Party? 51:14 Palestine, Russia and Ukraine 53:24 Final Exchange
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Watch the full conversation above. This article uses the title and description published by State Of The Nation on YouTube on 3 November 2026.
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