Build One South Africa

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Build One South Africa
LeaderMmusi Maimane
ChairpersonKhusta Jack
SpokespersonSbu Zondi
Deputy LeaderNobuntu Hlazo-Webster
FounderMmusi Maimane
Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster
Hlumelo Biko
FoundedSeptember 24, 2022 (2022-09-24)
Split fromDemocratic Alliance
HeadquartersSandton, Johannesburg
IdeologySocial 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]

  1. ^ "Political Parties Statistics - Electoral Commission of South Africa". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ siyamtanda.capa. "Maimane's new party for political change". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ Sussman, Wayne (12 October 2023). "October by-elections: EFF, PA upset ANC in Mpumalanga, N Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ "'We must put a job in every home': Maimane launches Build One SA party". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ Masungwini, Norman. "Maimane returns to politics with Bosa". Citypress. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ Shiko, Cliff (1 June 2024). "Bosa disappointed by results, but satisfied with electoral process". Jacaranda FM. Retrieved 2 June 2024.