Build One South Africa (BOSA), officially registered as Build One South Africa With Mmusi Maimane,[3] 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. BOSA secured two parliamentary seats in the National Assembly at the 2024 National and Provincial Elections.
Build One South Africa | |
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| Abbreviation | BOSA |
| 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 | Liberalism[1] Ubuntu[2] |
| Political position | Centre |
| National Assembly | 2 / 400 |
| National Council of Provinces | 0 / 90 |
| Pan-African Parliament | 0 / 5 (South African seats) |
| Provincial Legislatures | 1 / 487 |
| Website | |
| https://www.bosa.co.za | |
History
editThe party was launched on 24 September 2022 in Naledi, Soweto.[4] 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.[5]
The party contested the 2024 general election as an "umbrella organisation" for independent candidates.[6] Maimane stood as the party's presidential candidate in the elections.[7] The party received around 0.4% of the national vote in the election.[8]
Election results
editNational Assembly elections
edit| Election | Party leader | Total votes | Share of vote | Seats | +/– | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mmusi Maimane | 65,912 | 0.41%[a] | 2 / 400
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New | Opposition |
- ^ 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.
National Council of Provinces elections
edit| Election | Total # of seats won |
+/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 / 90
|
New | Extra-parliamentary |
Provincial elections
edit| Election[9] | 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 | 0.18 | 0/73 | 0.35 | 0/30 | 0.76 | 1/80 | 0.13 | 0/80 | 0.26 | 0/64 | 0.19 | 0/51 | 0.44 | 0/38 | 0.25 | 0/30 | 0.41 | 0/42 |
References
edit- ^ "Who are South Africa's presidential candidates?". DW. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ McKenna, A.. "Build One South Africa." Encyclopedia Britannica, June 3, 2024. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Build-One-South-Africa.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "NPE Results Dashboard 2024". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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