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African Congress for Transformation

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African Congress for Transformation
FounderAce Magashule
FoundedAugust 2023
Split fromAfrican National Congress
IdeologyPan-Africanism
African nationalism
Democratic socialism
Political positionLeft-wing
National Assembly seats
0 / 400
Provincial Legislatures
1 / 430
Website
actonline.org.za

The African Congress for Transformation (ACT) is a South African political party founded in August 2023 by former African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General, Premier of the Free State Ace Magashule, and fired Hawks boss Berning Ntlemeza.[1][2]

As of August 2023, Magashule faces a number of corruption charges, and was expelled from the ANC in June 2023.[3] Ntlemeza's controversial reign[4] as Hawks chief ended when he was fired from the Hawks by then Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula following a High Court ruling that Ntlemeza lacked integrity and was not fit to hold public office, after lying under oath in a matter about previous head Shadrack Sibiya.

ACT intended to contest the 2024 elections[2] but failed to submit all of its lists in time, and will only be appearing in certain regions.[5][6]

In January 2024, Magashule announced a "united front" and "amalgamation" between his party and the uMkhonto we Sizwe Party.[7]

Election results

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National Assembly elections

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Election Party leader Total votes Share of vote Seats +/– Government
2024 Ace Magashule 18,354 0.11%[a]
0 / 400
New Extra-parliamentary
  1. ^ From 2024, seats in the National Assembly are determined by a combination of the national ballot, and the nine regional ballots. Only the national ballot figures are shown here.

Provincial elections

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Election[8] Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng Kwazulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga North-West Northern Cape Western Cape
% Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats
2024 0.06 0/73 1.83 1/30 0.06 0/80 0.18 0/38 0.11 0/30

References

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  1. ^ O’Regan, Victoria (30 August 2023). "Ace Magashule launches African Congress for Transformation". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Ex-South Africa Ruling Party Official Ace Magashule to Contest 2024 Vote". Bloomberg.com. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ^ Njilo, Nonkululeko (12 June 2023). "ANC announce permanent party expulsion of Ace Magashule". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. ^ Bezuidenhout, Jessica (3 May 2019). "Johan Booysen confirms the nightmare reign of Berning Ntlemeza". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ Masuabi, Queenin (17 April 2024). "Ace Magashule's party among five to lose critical court bid". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. ^ O’Regan, Victoria (10 May 2024). "IEC victory: Ace Magashule's party loses candidate lists bid". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ Maliti, Soyiso. "Elections 2024: Magashule promises political revival with Zuma - the 'organic intellectual'". News24. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  8. ^ "NPE Results Dashboard 2024". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 14 June 2024.