[2] Whilst Tau was still a member of the DA, he served as the MMC for Utility Services and an acting executive mayor in 2019.
[3] Abel Tau was ActionSA's mayoral candidate for the City of Tshwane during the 2021 Local Government elections.
[4] Tau served as ActionSA's caucus leader in the Tshwane council until 10 March 2021.
[6] Tau launched a new political party, United Africans Transformation (UAT), on 17 January 2023 as he filed court papers at the North Gauteng High Court to challenge the termination of his ActionSA membership.
[7] In June 2023, Tau announced he was leaving the UAT, and forming a new organisation, The Transformation Alliance (TTA).