Build One South Africa
Build One South Africa | |
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Leader | Mmusi Maimane |
Chairperson | Khusta Jack |
Spokesperson | Sbu Zondi |
Deputy Leader | Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster |
Founder | Mmusi Maimane Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster Hlumelo Biko |
Founded | September 24, 2022 |
Split from | Democratic Alliance |
Headquarters | Sandton, Johannesburg |
Ideology | Social democracy[citation needed] |
National Assembly | 2 / 400 |
National Council of Provinces | 0 / 90 |
Pan-African Parliament | 0 / 5 (South African seats) |
Provincial Legislatures | 0 / 430 |
Website | |
https://www.bosa.co.za | |
Build One South Africa (BOSA), officially registered as Build One South Africa With Mmusi Maimane,[1] is a South African political party. It is led by Mmusi Maimane, the leader of the One SA Movement and the former leader of the Democratic Alliance.
History[edit]
The party was launched on 24 September 2022 in Naledi, Soweto.[2] The deputy leader is Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster, founder and convener of the South African Women’s Commission. The chairperson of the party is the current Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Mkhuseli Jack.
The party contested its first by-election in October 2023, winning 1% of the vote in the ward one election in Sol Plaatje Local Municipality.[3]
The party contested the 2024 general election as an "umbrella organisation" for independent candidates.[4] Maimane stood as the party's presidential candidate in the elections.[5] The party received around 0.4% of the national vote in the election.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Political Parties Statistics - Electoral Commission of South Africa". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ siyamtanda.capa. "Maimane's new party for political change". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Sussman, Wayne (12 October 2023). "October by-elections: EFF, PA upset ANC in Mpumalanga, N Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "'We must put a job in every home': Maimane launches Build One SA party". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Masungwini, Norman. "Maimane returns to politics with Bosa". Citypress. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Shiko, Cliff (1 June 2024). "Bosa disappointed by results, but satisfied with electoral process". Jacaranda FM. Retrieved 2 June 2024.