Mashaba said ActionSA wanted South Africans to become self-sustainable and reduce their reliance on handouts. I’m here to serve people of South Africa because when we serve people of South Africa, we will help the world,” he said. He also criticised government spending on international travel and blue-light convoys while South Africans continued to face poverty. “The problems of KZN, the problems of South Africans are going to be solved by us South Africans. Mashaba said ActionSA wanted to tackle poverty and improve living conditions, arguing that South Africa had sufficient resources to provide for its people.