The African Content Movement (ACM) is a South African political party founded in December 2018 by former

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Hlaudi Motsoeneng Hlaudi Motsoeneng is the leader of African Content Movement (ACM) who served as the acting Chief operating officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation ( SABC) from 2011 to 2013. Motsoeneng was removed from his position as Chief operati ...

History

At the party launch, Motsoeneng claimed he would become president, that the country would produce 90% of its requirements, that the economy shall be in the hands of the people, make company workers shareholders, force foreign companies to leave the country and reduce social grants. The party currently has two seats in

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municipalities after local councillors from the Randfontein People's Party joined the ACM. It also won two seats in Maluti a Phofung in the 2021 municipal election. In March 2019, Motsoeneng encouraged former president

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to join the ACM, stating that they shared the same views on transformation. The party contested the 2019 general election, with Motsoeneng, and actress and former

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judge Marah Louw in first and second places respectively on the party's national list, failing to win a seat.

Election results

National Assembly

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Provincial elections

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References

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