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By Becker Semela: Fed up former African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament, Boy Mamabolo, has shocked many South Africans by opening his own political party, which he named Mandela for President. The Limpopo-based young politician made the announcement during an interview on Lesedi FM's current affairs show on Wednesday. Mamabolo, who has been vocal about his frustrations with the current government leadership, said the party's name is meant to remind South Africans of the true values that Nelson Mandela stood for. “I chose the name Mandela for President to reclaim the legacy that has been damaged by the current ANC leadership. The late President Nelson Mandela built a democratic South Africa with love, peace and unity. I want to bring that spirit back,” M...

By Thobile Jiwulane The South African Communist Party is among 192 political parties, mostly unknown, that are to be deregistered by the Electoral Commission of South Africa after they failed to confirm their existence to the Commission by the 31 January deadline. Now the parties must make representations to the IEC and state why they did not meet the deadline and why their registration should not be cancelled. They must do so by the 24 March 2025 otherwise their names would be removed from the IEC register of political parties and the SACP features prominently on the list. The SACP, an ally of the ANC, has not been contesting elections since 1994 except when it contested a by-election in Metsimaholo in the Free State on 29 November 2017 to test the electoral waters. The party me...

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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: Mamabolo opens a new party, calls it Mandela for President

POLITICS: SACP and some other small parties to be deregistered after missing 31 January deadline