Abantu Batho Congress

Abantu Batho Congress
President	Philani Mavundla
Founded	8 January 2020; 2 years ago (2020-01-08)^[1]
Website
https://abantubatho.org/
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Abantu Batho Congress is a South African political party established by former Jacob Zuma backer, Philani 'PG' Mavundla.^[2]

The party describes itself as an Afrocentric, Pan-Africanist and womanist revolutionary movement.

In January 2021, former Economic Freedom Fighters Gauteng leader Mandisa Mashego joined the new party.

The party contested the 2021 South African municipal elections, targeting Durban and the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.^[3]^[4]

Election results[]

Municipal elections[]

In the 2021 municipal elections, the party won 25 seats, 23 in Kwazulu-Natal, and 2 in Limpopo.^[5]


Election	Votes	%	Seats
2021^[6]	109,457	0.36%	25

References[]

^ "Abantu Batho Congress – The only radical, militant and black conscious movement that seeks to close the gap between the historically black and white institutions of higher learning". Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^ "Former ANC Heavyweight Launches New Party's Manifesto". TshisAlive. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^ "Former Zuma financial backer launches his new party manifesto, proposes a raft of changes". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^ "Abantu Batho Congress launches election manifesto in Durban". SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^ "News24". News24. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
^ "Local Government Elections 2021 Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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Abantu Batho Congress

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Election results[]

Municipal elections[]

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