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South African National Assembly
The National Assembly is the directly elected house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape. It consists of four hundred Members of Parliament, members who are elected every five years using a party-list proportional representation system where half of the members are elected proportionally from nine provincial lists and the remaining half from national lists so as to restore proportionality. The National Assembly is presided over by a Speaker of the South African National Assembly, Speaker, assisted by a Deputy Speaker. The current speaker as of 14 June 2024 is Thoko Didiza (African National Congress, ANC). The Deputy Speaker is Annelie Lotriet (Democratic Alliance (South Africa), DA) since 14 June 2024. The National Assembly chamber was destroyed in 2022 Parliament of South Africa fire, a fire in January 2022. National Assembly sittings are now held in the old Good Hope Chamber, which is within the precincts of parliament. Allocation The Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28th South African Parliament
The 28th South African Parliament is the seventh Parliament of South Africa to convene since the introduction of non-racial government in South Africa in 1994. It was elected in the 2024 South African general election, general election of 29 May 2024 and consists of the National Assembly (South Africa), National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. The National Assembly contains 400 members, while the National Council of Provinces contains 90 members. Members of Parliament were sworn in on 14 June 2024. The 28th Parliament first convened on 14 June 2024 to re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa as President of South Africa. Background Leadership On 10 June, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo declared that the first sitting of the new National Assembly would occur on 14 June, during which elections for parliamentary speaker and president would be held. The session proceeded as scheduled, with the ANC's Thoko Didiza being elected parliamentary speaker after she defeated the Economic F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jama-ah
Al Jama-ah (, ) is a South African political party. It was formed in 2007 by present leader Ganief Hendricks and contested the 2009, 2014, 2019 and 2024 national elections. The party aims to support Muslim rights and interests, though the party states that it supports working for the shared interest of all South Africans from different religious and cultural backgrounds. The flag of Al Jama-ah depicts a white ''ǧīm'' (, the first letter in its Arabic name), upon a field consisting of the other Islamic colours. In January 2023, party member Thapelo Amad became Mayor of Johannesburg. He resigned in April and was replaced by fellow party member Kabelo Gwamanda. History Until 2019, the party had no elected representatives nationally or provincially although it came close in both the 2009 and 2014 elections, and won nine seats at the local level in the 2016 municipal elections. It made a breakthrough in 2019, winning its first national representative (becoming the first Islam- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Christian Democratic Party
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) is a South African political party founded in 1993. It is a conservative Christian Christian party based on Biblical principles. The leader of the party is Kenneth Meshoe. Following the 2016 municipal elections, the ACDP joined with the much larger Democratic Alliance (South Africa), Democratic Alliance (DA) and several other smaller parties to form coalition governments in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Nelson Mandela Bay, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Johannesburg and City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Tshwane. As of 2024 South African general election, 2024, the ACDP has three members in the Parliament of South Africa, South African Parliament, and one member each in the provincial legislatures of Western Cape Provincial Parliament, Western Cape, and Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Gauteng. It also has 22 municipal councillors across the country. In June 2024, ACDP was offered an opportun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ActionSA
ActionSA is a political party in South Africa established in 2020 by Herman Mashaba, a former mayor of Johannesburg, shortly after he left the Democratic Alliance (DA). The party states that it has been established to "set South Africa free from the restraints of a broken political system and build a prosperous, non-racial and secure future for all its people." and that it follows the ideal of "Act as One to build a prosperous, non-racial and secure future for all South Africans." In the 2024 general election, ActionSA won six seats in the National Assembly with 1.2% of the vote. In June 2024, ActionSA declined an invitation to join the ANC-led Government of National Unity. Formation Party launch On 29 August 2020, a former Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, announced that he had started a new political party, which would be known as ActionSA and was intending to run for the three Gauteng metro cities (Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane) in the 2021 local governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder Mahlatsi
Lehlohonolo Wonderboy Mahlatsi is a South African politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of South Africa since being elected in 2024. He is the leader of the United Africans Transformation, and sits in the South African parliament as part of the Progressive Caucus in opposition to the Government of National Unity. Political career As leader, Mahlatsi was nominated as the lead candidate on the national list of the UAT at the 2024 general election. He was elected to the National Assembly from this list as the sole MP from the UAT, the UAT having received 0.22% of the nationwide vote. The UAT initially intended to negotiate with the African National Congress to join the Government of National Unity, however Mahlatsi withdrew from these negotiations, accusing the ANC of "acting in bad faith" by not giving him a position in the Ramaphosa cabinet. Mahlatsi identifies as Pan-African, and supports land expropriation without compensation. In the parliament, Mahla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Africans Transformation
The United Africans Transformation (UAT) is a minor political party in South Africa. It was founded in November 2022 by a group of individuals who broke away from the African National Congress (ANC). The UAT is centered around Africanism, pan-Africanism, and socialism. Following the 2024 South African general election, president Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the UAT had joined the government of national unity (GNU). However, the UAT withdrew from the GNU after it did not receive any positions in the Cabinet. History Formation The party was founded by Wonder Mahlatsi, a former African National Congress (ANC) member and businessman. The party was launched in November 2022 in Johannesburg. The UAT has been criticized for its lack of clear policies and its perceived opportunism in breaking away from the ANC. Some have also questioned the leadership style and the party's lack of transparency in its finances and decision-making processes. Participation in Government of Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Transformation Movement
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) is a political party in South Africa. It was formed with the backing of the South African Council of Messianic Churches in Christ (SACMCC), which together are supported by millions of congregants. History ATM was founded in 2018 by the South African Council of Messianic Churches in Christ. It was led from its formation until June 2025 by Vuyolwethu Zungula. However, there were claims that former president Jacob Zuma's faction of the African National Congress had a hand in its formation. Ahead of the 2019 election, a key Zuma ally, Mzwanele Manyi, joined the party, though he would later leave in 2023. Following the 2024 South African general election, the party joined the Progressive Caucus, a left-wing parliamentary faction which includes the Economic Freedom Fighters and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) parties. In March 2025, ATM and MK announced they would be entering a pact to work together electorally and in parliament. In June 2025, Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economic Freedom Fighters
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a South African communist and black nationalist political party. It was founded by expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema, and his allies, on 26 July 2013. Malema is president of the EFF, heading the Central Command Team, which serves as the central structure of the party. It is currently the fourth-largest party in the National Assembly. History Foundation and early history At a 26 July 2013 press briefing in Soweto, Malema announced that the new party had over 1000 members, double the 500 required for registration with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The EFF is now registered with the IEC, after an objection to its registration by the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) was dismissed in September 2013. In 2015, the EFF suspended MP Lucky Twala and expelled three MPs, Mpho Ramakatsa, Andile Mngxitama and Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala. Mngxitama formed his own party, named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Caucus (South Africa)
The Progressive Caucus (PC) is a political alliance in the Parliament of South Africa, which formed in opposition to the Government of National Unity (GNU). At its height it comprised seven parties: the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Al Jama-ah, United Democratic Movement (UDM), United Africans Transformation (UAT), African Transformation Movement (ATM), the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC), and the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party. However, within a matter of days the PAC, UDM, and Al Jama-ah parties would leave Progressive Caucus and join the GNU on 19, 21 and 23 June, 2024 respectively. The Progressive Caucus collectively holds approximately 25% of the seats in the National Assembly. The MK party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, joined the Progressive Caucus on 17 June after securing 14.6% of the vote and 58 seats in the National Assembly in the 2024 elections. MK's surprising performance solidified its position as the third-largest party in parliament. Despite in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliamentary Opposition
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This article uses the term ''government'' as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning ''the administration'' or ''the cabinet'' rather than ''the state''. In some countries, the title of "Official Opposition" is conferred upon the largest political party sitting in opposition in the legislature, with said party's leader being accorded the title "Leader of the Opposition". In first-past-the-post assemblies, where the tendency to gravitate into two major parties or party groupings operates strongly, ''government'' and ''opposition'' roles can go to the two main groupings serially in alternation. The more proportionally representative a system, the greater the likelihood of multiple political parties appearing in the parliamentary debating chamber. Such systems can foster multiple "opposition" parties which may have little in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mzwanele Nyhontso
Mzwanele Nyhontso (born 8 September 1973) is a South African politician who is the president of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania, and a member of the National Assembly of South Africa. Since July 2024 he is the Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development in the cabinet of the country's Government of National Unity. PAC leadership and parliamentary career In December 2018, Nyhontso was elected leader of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania. His leadership has been marred by infighting between factions in the party and leadership challenges. His leadership is disputed by Narius Moloto, who was elected PAC leader at a different elective congress earlier in 2018. In May 2019 Nyhontso was elected to the National Assembly as the PAC's only MP. In June 2019 he became a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology, the Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, the Portfolio Committe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Africanist Congress Of Azania
The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania, often shortened to the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), is a South African pan-Africanist national liberation movement that is now a political party. It was founded by an Africanist group, led by Robert Sobukwe, that broke away from the African National Congress (ANC) in 1959, as the PAC objected to the ANC's theory that "the land belongs to all who live in it both white and black" and also rejected a multiracialist worldview, instead advocating a South Africa based on African nationalism. History The PAC was formally launched on 6 April 1959 at Orlando Communal Hall in Soweto. A number of African National Congress (ANC) members broke away because they objected to the substitution of the 1949 ''Programme of Action'' with the Freedom Charter adopted in 1955, which used multiracialist language as opposed to Africanist affirmations. The PAC at the time considered South Africa to be an African state by an "inalienable right of the indigeno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
