Ahead of the 8 May National Elections you would do well to acquaint yourself with the Political Parties registered on the National level for the elections.
These political parties are contesting for seats in the 2019 National Assembly elections on 8 May 2019.
Please note you STILL need to go to the polls on 8 May 2019 and VOTE in person .........
Today we introduce you to: African People’s Convention
Formed in 2007 when leader Themba Godi left the PAC, the APC (African People’s Convention) won one seat in the National Assembly in 2014, taken up by Godi. As chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), Godi has enjoyed an outsized profile over the past 12 years. He is the only non-ANC MP chairing a parliamentary committee and in the past has faced accusations of going easy on the ANC due to his old PAC links. African Renaissance Unity
Founded in 2018 by Bryce Mthimkhulu, the King of the amaHlubi nation in KwaZulu-Natal, the ARU’s leaders are all traditional chiefs. The stated motivation for the party’s launching was the dissatisfaction among traditional leaders about the potential loss or weakening of their powers. Mthimkulu was previously taken to court by the government – unsuccessfully – to try to force him to stop calling himself the King of amaHlubi.
Manifesto: http://www.theapc.org.za/documentation/manifesto
The African People’s Convention is underpinned by the following philosophy and ideology:
PAN-AFRICANISM: APC stands for a sociopolitical world view, which seeks to unify and uplift both native Africans and those of the African diasporas, as part of a “global African community”. It therefore is underpinned by following ideologies:
SOCIALISM: APC stands for a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community. These are some of the drivers:
- Social justice,
- Educational emancipation,
- Democratic centralism,
- HIV/AIDS scourge
- Safety and security,
- Vicious cycle of poverty,
- Spiritual wellbeing
- Up-liftment of the working class
- Technological Advancement,
- Religious diversity.
AFRICAN-NATONALISM: APC stands for one unified Africa
- Existence of morality,
- Cultural diversity,
- Mental emancipation
CONTINENTAL UNITY: APC stands for unified continent
- Self reliance,
- Equality of all nations,
- Diaspora (unity).
Internationally: The APC stands for a world free from the undemocratic and destructive hegemony of few over the majority. The APC stands for a just world order, of equality amongst the nations of the world. A world defined by solidarity and justice, free from wars, hunger and disease.
Continentally: The APC believes in the unity of Africa including the Diaspora. The APC believes that it is through the political, economic and military integration of the continent that Africa can lift herself out of this vicious cycle of poverty, stagnation and wars.
Nationally: the APC believes that South Africa’s development is the responsibility of all patriots.
This information is gathered from the IEC and the above party website or publicly available documents.
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