Build One South Africa

Build One South Africa
AbbreviationBOSA
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
IdeologyLiberalism[1]
Ubuntu[2]
Political positionCentre
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

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.

History

The 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

National Assembly elections

Election Party leader Total votes Share of vote Seats +/– Status
2024 Mmusi Maimane 65,912 0.41%[a]
2 / 400
 New Opposition
  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.

National Council of Provinces elections

Election Total # of
seats won 		+/– Government
2024
0 / 90
 New Extra-parliamentary

Provincial elections

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

  1. ^ "Who are South Africa's presidential candidates?". DW. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ McKenna, A.. "Build One South Africa." Encyclopedia Britannica, June 3, 2024. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Build-One-South-Africa.
  3. ^ "Political Parties Statistics - Electoral Commission of South Africa". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ siyamtanda.capa. "Maimane's new party for political change". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ Sussman, Wayne (12 October 2023). "October by-elections: EFF, PA upset ANC in Mpumalanga, N Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ "'We must put a job in every home': Maimane launches Build One SA party". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ Masungwini, Norman. "Maimane returns to politics with Bosa". Citypress. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ Shiko, Cliff (1 June 2024). "Bosa disappointed by results, but satisfied with electoral process". Jacaranda FM. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. ^ "NPE Results Dashboard 2024". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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