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2007</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Howard Centre,<br /><a href="/wiki/Pinelands,_Cape_Town" title="Pinelands, Cape Town">Pinelands, Cape Town</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_ideologies" title="List of political ideologies">Ideology</a></th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_democracy" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic democracy">Islamic democracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_conservatism" title="Social conservatism">Social conservatism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Zionism" title="Anti-Zionism">Anti-Zionism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ubuntu_philosophy" title="Ubuntu philosophy">Ubuntu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Political_spectrum" title="Political spectrum">Political position</a></th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist nowrap"><ul><li><b>Fiscal:</b> <a href="/wiki/Left-wing_politics" title="Left-wing politics">Left-wing</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><b>Social:</b> <a href="/wiki/Right-wing_politics" title="Right-wing politics">Right-wing</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Colours</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#098843; color:black;"> </span> Green <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#000000; color:white;"> </span> Black <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FD0304; color:black;"> </span> Red</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly (South Africa)">National Assembly</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 400</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #098843; color:inherit; width: 0.5%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Provinces" title="National Council of Provinces">National Council of Provinces</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 90</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #098843; color:inherit; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Western_Cape_Provincial_Parliament" title="Western Cape Provincial Parliament">Western Cape Provincial Parliament</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 42</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1c9069; color:inherit; width: 2%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/City_of_Cape_Town" title="City of Cape Town">Cape Town City Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 231</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1c9069; color:inherit; width: 1%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 0.8em;">Party flag</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Al_Jama-ah_party_flag.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Al_Jama-ah_party_flag.svg/180px-Al_Jama-ah_party_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Al_Jama-ah_party_flag.svg/270px-Al_Jama-ah_party_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Al_Jama-ah_party_flag.svg/360px-Al_Jama-ah_party_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="269" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 0.8em;">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aljama.co.za">www<wbr />.aljama<wbr />.co<wbr />.za</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="padding-top:0;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-top:0.3em; border-top:2px solid #098843;"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_South_Africa" title="Politics of South Africa">Politics of South Africa</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_South_Africa" title="List of political parties in South Africa">Political parties</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_South_Africa" title="Elections in South Africa">Elections</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Al Jama-ah</b> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">الجماعة</span>, <abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">the Congregation</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>) is a South African political party. It was formed in 2007 by present leader <a href="/wiki/Ganief_Hendricks" title="Ganief Hendricks">Ganief Hendricks</a> and contested the <a href="/wiki/2009_South_African_general_election" title="2009 South African general election">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_South_African_general_election" title="2014 South African general election">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019_South_African_general_election" title="2019 South African general election">2019</a> and <a href="/wiki/2024_South_African_general_election" title="2024 South African general election">2024</a> national elections.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The party aims to support <a href="/wiki/Islam_in_South_Africa" title="Islam in South Africa">Muslim</a> rights and interests, though the party states that it supports working for the shared interest of all South Africans from different religious and cultural backgrounds.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The flag of Al Jama-ah depicts a white <i>ǧīm</i> (<span title="Arabic-language text"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl"><a href="/wiki/%D8%AC" class="mw-redirect" title="ج">ج</a></span></span>, the first letter in its Arabic name), upon a field consisting of the other <a href="/wiki/Islamic_flags" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic flags">Islamic colours</a>. In January 2023, party member <a href="/wiki/Thapelo_Amad" title="Thapelo Amad">Thapelo Amad</a> became <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Johannesburg" title="Mayor of Johannesburg">Mayor of Johannesburg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He resigned in April and was replaced by fellow party member <a href="/wiki/Kabelo_Gwamanda" title="Kabelo Gwamanda">Kabelo Gwamanda</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Until <a href="/wiki/2019_South_African_general_election" title="2019 South African general election">2019</a>, the party had no elected representatives nationally or provincially although it came close in both the <a href="/wiki/2009_South_African_general_election" title="2009 South African general election">2009</a> and <a href="/wiki/2014_South_African_general_election" title="2014 South African general election">2014</a> elections, and won nine seats at the local level in the <a href="/wiki/2016_South_African_municipal_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 South African municipal election">2016</a> municipal elections. </p><p>It made a breakthrough in <a href="/wiki/2019_South_African_general_election" title="2019 South African general election">2019</a>, winning its first national representative (becoming the first Islam-affiliated party to do so), as well as one seat in the Western Cape legislature. </p><p>In October 2019, its member of <a href="/wiki/Western_Cape_Provincial_Parliament" title="Western Cape Provincial Parliament">parliament for the Western Cape</a>, <a href="/wiki/Izgak_De_Jager" title="Izgak De Jager">Izgak De Jager</a>, was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Galil_Brinkhuis" title="Galil Brinkhuis">Galil Brinkhuis</a> after De Jager was accused of not complying with an agreement to pay 50% of his gross salary to the party. De Jager in turn stated that the agreement was to pay 50% of the net, not gross salary, and accused the party of failing to disclose its debt to its members.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2023, Al Jama-ah's <a href="/wiki/Thapelo_Amad" title="Thapelo Amad">Thapelo Amad</a> was chosen as <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Johannesburg" title="Mayor of Johannesburg">Mayor of Johannesburg</a> with the support of the <a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">African National Congress</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He resigned in April and was replaced by fellow party member <a href="/wiki/Kabelo_Gwamanda" title="Kabelo Gwamanda">Kabelo Gwamanda</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2024, the party retained its single seat in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament and gained an additional seat in the National Assembly, but claims that it turned down an offer from the African National Congress to participate in a Government of National Unity as it did not wish to be part of any coalition with the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_(South_Africa)" title="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)">Democratic Alliance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Al Jama-ah finally decided to join the government of national unity (GNU).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The leader of Al Jama-ah, Mogamad Ganief Ebrahim Hendricks, became Deputy Minister of Social Development in the coalition.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ideology_and_principles">Ideology and principles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ideology and principles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Al Jama-ah is a <a href="/wiki/Social_democracy" title="Social democracy">social democratic</a> party<sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a focus on food and water security, education, and economic equality. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Economic_policy">Economic policy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Economic policy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The party aims to eliminate <a href="/wiki/Value-added_tax" title="Value-added tax">value-added tax</a> on essential food items such as bread, milk, and eggs. Further, it believes in legislation promoting land reform and the equitable distribution of the <a href="/wiki/Means_of_production" title="Means of production">means of production</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also aims to implement "non-discriminatory socioeconomic policies" and encourage <a href="/wiki/Entrepreneurship" title="Entrepreneurship">entrepreneurship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education">Education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main educational aims of the party are to provide free textbooks and stationery at all education levels. It also wants to improve the quality of public schooling to dismantle the legacy of unequal access to education left by <a href="/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">Apartheid</a>. Further, it believes in an adult basic education program to improve national literacy.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Health_care">Health care</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Health care"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Al Jama-ah supports a high quality public health care system. It wants to implement <a href="/wiki/National_health_insurance" title="National health insurance">national health insurance</a> and improve the management of hospitals and health centers. Further, it aims to set up mobile clinics in areas with poor health care access.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Muslim_marriages">Muslim marriages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Muslim marriages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Al Jama-ah introduced two <a href="/wiki/Private_member%27s_bill" title="Private member's bill">private member's bills</a> regarding Muslim marriages.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Registration of Muslim Marriages bill,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the second bill aimed to reform the Divorce Act of 1997 to comply with the proposed marriage legislation.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="City_of_Johannesburg_corruption">City of Johannesburg corruption</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: City of Johannesburg corruption"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Thapelo_Amad" title="Thapelo Amad">Thapelo Amad</a>, an Al Jama-ah councillor in the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Johannesburg_Metropolitan_Municipality" title="City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality">City of Johannesburg</a>, served as the city's Mayor for less than three months in 2023, and was forced to resign ahead of a motion of no confidence in his fitness for office.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amad came under fire for referring to a R9.5 billion loan offer to the City from a private company. <sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amad was replaced as Mayor by one of only three Al Jama-ah councillors in the City of Johannesburg, <a href="/wiki/Kabelo_Gwamanda" title="Kabelo Gwamanda">Kabelo Gwamanda</a>, who was elected with the support of the ANC and the <a href="/wiki/Economic_Freedom_Fighters" title="Economic Freedom Fighters">EFF</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gwamanda also survived a motion of no confidence after he was accused of running an illegal funeral scheme.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is alleged to have deserted investors in his funeral insurance scheme after they claimed funeral benefits.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gwamanda is under investigation by the <a href="/wiki/Financial_Sector_Conduct_Authority_(South_Africa)" title="Financial Sector Conduct Authority (South Africa)">Financial Sector Conduct Authority</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fugitive_prophet">Fugitive prophet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Fugitive prophet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Party leader Hendricks admitted to having travelled to <a href="/wiki/Malawi" title="Malawi">Malawi</a> to meet fugitive prophet <a href="/wiki/Shepherd_Bushiri" title="Shepherd Bushiri">Shepherd Bushiri</a>, a wanted man who fled South Africa following charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to over R100 million as well as charges of rape and sexual assault.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hendricks returned from Malawi with a prophetic prediction from Bushiri, indicating the party's electoral support would increase. Hendricks told Newzroom Afrika that the party expected one million votes after Bushiri advised his three million congregants to vote for Al Jama-ah.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party went on to only receive about <a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2024_South_African_general_election" title="Results of the 2024 South African general election">39,000 votes</a> on the national ballot. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prayer_for_the_ANC">Prayer for the ANC</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Prayer for the ANC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Galil_Brinkhuis" title="Galil Brinkhuis">Galil Brinkhuis</a>, a religious leader who represents Al Jama-ah in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament made a prayer for the African National Congress during a sitting of the legislature on the eve of the 2024 elections, adding that he hoped the party would take the lead in province.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Al Jama-ah distanced itself from Brinkhuis's prayer, saying that it was out of line with party interests. Brinkhuis later apologised and said that it was a mistake to pray for another party's success.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electricity_surcharge_fee">Electricity surcharge fee</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Electricity surcharge fee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under Al Jamaah's Gwamanda administration, the City of Johannesburg introduced a R200 surcharge fee for prepaid electricity meters in July 2024 in addition to a 12.7 electricity tariff fee. Residents criticised the City of Johannesburg for implementing the surcharge fee without public participation, however, Gwamanda denied this and instead defended the fee and said that it was there to stay.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The R200 fee targeted poor households and was criticised for the consequences it would have.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election_results">Election results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Election results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Assembly_elections">National Assembly elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: National Assembly elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size: 95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Election </th> <th>Party leader </th> <th>Total votes </th> <th>Share of vote </th> <th>Seats </th> <th>+/– </th> <th>Government </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2009_South_African_general_election" title="2009 South African general election">2009</a> </th> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Ganief_Hendricks" title="Ganief Hendricks">Ganief Hendricks</a> </td> <td>25,947 </td> <td>0.15 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 400</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: Blue; color:inherit; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>New </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">Extra-parliamentary </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2014_South_African_general_election" title="2014 South African general election">2014</a> </th> <td>25,976 </td> <td>0.14 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 400</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: Blue; color:inherit; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">Extra-parliamentary </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2019_South_African_general_election" title="2019 South African general election">2019</a> </th> <td>31,468 </td> <td>0.18 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 400</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: Green; color:inherit; width: 0.3%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Opposition </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2024_South_African_general_election" title="2024 South African general election">2024</a> </th> <td>39,067 </td> <td>0.24<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 400</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: Green; color:inherit; width: 0.5%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2"><a href="/wiki/Third_Cabinet_of_Cyril_Ramaphosa" title="Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa">Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">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.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Provincial_elections">Provincial elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Provincial elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size: 95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Election<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dash_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dash-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Cape" title="Eastern Cape">Eastern Cape</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Free_State_(South_African_province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Free State (South African province)">Free State</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gauteng" title="Gauteng">Gauteng</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal" title="KwaZulu-Natal">Kwazulu-Natal</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Limpopo" title="Limpopo">Limpopo</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mpumalanga" title="Mpumalanga">Mpumalanga</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/North_West_(South_African_province)" title="North West (South African province)">North-West</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Cape" title="Northern Cape">Northern Cape</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Western_Cape" title="Western Cape">Western Cape</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>%</th> <th>Seats </th> <th>%</th> <th>Seats </th> <th>%</th> <th>Seats </th> <th>%</th> <th>Seats </th> <th>%</th> <th>Seats </th> <th>%</th> <th>Seats </th> <th>%</th> <th>Seats </th> <th>%</th> <th>Seats </th> <th>%</th> <th>Seats </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2014_South_African_general_election" title="2014 South African general election">2014</a> </th> <td align="center">–</td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">–</td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">–</td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">–</td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">–</td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">–</td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">–</td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">–</td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">0.62%</td> <td align="center">0/42 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2019_South_African_general_election" title="2019 South African general election">2019</a> </th> <td align="center">0.15%</td> <td align="center">0/63 </td> <td align="center">–</td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">0.18%</td> <td align="center">0/73 </td> <td align="center">0.28%</td> <td align="center">0/80 </td> <td align="center">–</td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">–</td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">–</td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">–</td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">0.86%</td> <td align="center">1/42 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Municipal_elections">Municipal elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Municipal elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a by-election in November 2020, Al-Jama-ah won a ward in the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Johannesburg" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Johannesburg">City of Johannesburg</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_(South_Africa)" title="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)">Democratic Alliance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size: 95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Election </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th> <th>+/– </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2011_South_African_municipal_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 South African municipal election">2011</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>13,227 </td> <td>0.04% </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2016_South_African_municipal_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 South African municipal election">2016</a><sup id="cite_ref-iec_summary_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iec_summary-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>36,891 </td> <td>0.10% </td> <td>+0.06 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2021_South_African_municipal_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 South African municipal election">2021</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>61,189 </td> <td>0.20% </td> <td>+0.10 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Africa_Muslim_Party" title="Africa Muslim Party">Africa Muslim Party</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Jama-ah&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFEbrahim2019" class="citation web cs1">Ebrahim, Shaazia (31 January 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thedailyvox.co.za/al-jama-ah-party-tackle-inequality-islam-ubuntu-shaazia-ebrahim/">"Al Jama-ah Party: We'll Tackle Inequality With Islam And Ubuntu"</a>. <i>thedailyvox</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Africa)">Democratic Alliance</a> (20)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_Freedom_Fighters" title="Economic Freedom Fighters">Economic Freedom Fighters</a> (11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Front_Plus" title="Freedom Front Plus">Freedom Front Plus</a> (3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inkatha_Freedom_Party" title="Inkatha Freedom Party">Inkatha Freedom Party</a> (2)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other parties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Communist and socialist</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Content_Movement" title="African Content Movement">African Content Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azanian_People%27s_Organisation" title="Azanian People's Organisation">Azanian People's Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolsheviks_Party_of_South_Africa" title="Bolsheviks Party of South Africa">Bolsheviks Party of South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Ambassadors" title="National People's Ambassadors">National People's Ambassadors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Revolutionary_Workers_Party_(South_Africa)" title="Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party (South Africa)">Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_Communist_Party" title="South African Communist Party">South African Communist Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Workers_International_Vanguard_Party" title="Workers International Vanguard Party">Workers International Vanguard Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Workers_and_Socialist_Party" title="Workers and Socialist Party">Workers and Socialist Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Congress_(South_Africa)" title="United Congress (South Africa)">United Congress</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Social democratic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Congress_of_Democrats" title="African Congress of Democrats">African Congress of Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Democratic_Change" title="African Democratic Change">African Democratic Change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afrikan_Alliance_of_Social_Democrats" title="Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats">Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agang_South_Africa" title="Agang South Africa">Agang South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congress_of_the_People_(South_African_political_party)" title="Congress of the People (South African political party)">Congress of the People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_(political_party)" title="Good (political party)">Good</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Freedom_Party" title="National Freedom Party">National Freedom Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Power_of_Africans_Unity" title="Power of Africans Unity">Power of Africans Unity</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pan-Africanist</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_People%27s_Convention" title="African People's Convention">African People's Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abantu_Batho_Congress" title="Abantu Batho Congress">Abantu Batho Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_First_Land_First" title="Black First Land First">Black First Land First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_Africanist_Congress_of_Azania" title="Pan Africanist Congress of Azania">Pan Africanist Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_Africanist_Movement" title="Pan Africanist Movement">Pan Africanist Movement</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Minority rights</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Africa_Muslim_Party" title="Africa Muslim Party">Africa Muslim Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Muslim_Congress" title="Cape Muslim Congress">Cape Muslim Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Compatriots_of_South_Africa" title="Compatriots of South Africa">Compatriots of South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minority_Front" title="Minority Front">Minority Front</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Coloured_Congress" title="National Coloured Congress">National Coloured Congress</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Liberal and libertarian</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capitalist_Party_of_South_Africa" title="Capitalist Party of South Africa">Capitalist Party of South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Liberal_Congress" title="Democratic Liberal Congress">Democratic Liberal Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_Democrats_(South_Africa)" title="Free Democrats (South Africa)">Free Democrats</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Agrarian</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Civic_Warriors_of_Maruleng" title="Civic Warriors of Maruleng">Civic Warriors of Maruleng</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_Party_(South_Africa)" title="Land Party (South Africa)">Land Party</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Christian</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hope4SA" title="Hope4SA">#Hope4SA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(South_Africa)" title="Christian Democratic Party (South Africa)">Christian Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Political_Movement" title="Christian Political Movement">Christian Political Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_Emancipation_Forum" title="Economic Emancipation Forum">Economic Emancipation Forum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Governance_Movement" title="Kingdom Governance Movement">Kingdom Governance Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Christian_Democratic_Party" title="United Christian Democratic Party">United Christian Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniting_People_First" title="Uniting People First">Uniting People First</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Environmentalist</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ECOPEACE_Party" title="ECOPEACE Party">ECOPEACE Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_South_Africa" title="Green Party of South Africa">Green Party</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Single issue</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Security_Congress" title="African Security Congress">African Security Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Things_Are_Possible_(political_party)" title="All Things Are Possible (political party)">All Things Are Possible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alliance_for_Transformation_for_All" title="Alliance for Transformation for All">Alliance for Transformation for All</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dagga_Party" title="Dagga Party">Dagga Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forum_for_Service_Delivery" title="Forum for Service Delivery">Forum for Service Delivery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_South_Africa_Party" title="New South Africa Party">New South Africa Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Dudula" title="Operation Dudula">Operation Dudula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Referendum_Party_(South_Africa)" title="Referendum Party (South Africa)">Referendum Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_Maintenance_and_Estate_Beneficiaries_Association" title="South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association">South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_Forward" title="Women Forward">Women Forward</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Local issues and regionalist</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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Association</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Conservative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Covenant" title="African Covenant">African Covenant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Independent_Congress" title="African Independent Congress">African Independent Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Revelation_Congress" title="International Revelation Congress">International Revelation Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Party_South_Africa_(2008)" title="National Party South Africa (2008)">National Party South Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Afrikaner nationalist</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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