The MAP16 Civic Movement (MAP16) is a minor
South African political party. It was formed after sixteen
African National Congress (ANC) local councillors from the
Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality were expelled by the ANC for voting to unseat the ANC mayor
Vusi Tshabalala
Vusimusi William Tshabalala is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Free State Provincial Legislature since 2019. He was also the Majority Chief Whip in the legislature until October 2021, ...
, who faced a number of corruption charges.
In the wake of the dismissals, by-elections were held in September 2018 in fifteen wards, and the expelled councillors stood as independents, winning back ten of the fifteen seats.
MAP16 contested the 2021
Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality elections, winning twenty seats, while the ANC lost its majority, being reduced from 47 to 28 seats. Subsequently, MAP16 formed a coalition along with the
Economic Freedom Fighters
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a South African left-wing to far-left pan-Africanist and Marxist–Leninist political party. It was founded by expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) President Julius Malema, and hi ...
,
Dikwankwetla Party,
African Transformation Movement,
African Independent Congress and the
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization, supported by the
Democratic Alliance and
Freedom Front Plus, to take control of the municipality.
Election results
Municipal elections
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2021
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, 68,502
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References
2018 establishments in South Africa
African National Congress breakaway groups
Political parties in South Africa
Political parties established in 2018
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