ISANCO Aims for the Moon

The political parties involved in negotiating a pre-election agreement to inaugurate a new government following next year’s election are pleased to announce that the Independent South African National Civic Organisation (ISANCO) is the latest political party to join this process. Alongside the DA, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, UIM and SNP, ISANCO becomes the seventh political party that will attend the upcoming National Convention on 16 and 17 August in Kempton Park.

ISANCO broke away from the ANC-aligned South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) in 2021 over the failure to address corruption within the ruling alliance. In the 2021 local government elections, the newly-formed party won 14 council seats in areas previously dominated by the ANC.

The addition of ISANCO to the National Convention signifies that South Africans from all backgrounds, including those who had previously supported the ANC, are now looking for a credible alternative government that can move our country forward again. It also demonstrates our group’s ongoing efforts to bring on board like-minded parties who share our core values and desire to provide a real alternative to decades of ANC misrule.

We are further pleased to announce the names of the delegates from each party who will attend the National Convention under the guidance of independent chairperson Professor William Gumede and his capable team. The following men and women, drawn from all corners of South African society, will gather next week at the same venue where the historic CODESA negotiations took place, to engage and find a new way forward for our country:

1. Prof William Gumede, Independent Chairperson
2. Ms Nerine Kahn, Independent Advisor
3. Ms Linda Vilakazi, Independent Advisor
4. Mr John Steenhuisen MP, DA Federal Leader
5. Ms Siviwe Gwarube MP, DA Chief Whip
6. Dr Leon Schreiber MP, Advisor to the DA Federal Leader
7. Mr VF Hlabisa MP, IFP President
8. iNkosi EM Buthelezi MP, IFP Deputy President
9. Mr SL Ngcobo MP, IFP Secretary-General
10. Dr PJ Groenewald MP, FF Plus Leader
11. Dr CP Mulder MP, FF Plus Chief Whip
12. Mr W Wessels MP, FF Plus Whip
13. Mr Herman Mashaba, ActionSA President
14. Mr Michael Beaumont, ActionSA Chairperson
15. Mr Athol Trollip, ActionSA Eastern Cape Provincial Chairperson
16. Dr Zukile Luyenge, ISANCO President
17. Mr Sonwabile Ndabambi, ISANCO Secretary General
18. Ms Tobeka Patience Falteni, ISANCO Acting Treasurer
19. Mr Neil de Beer, UIM President
20. Ms Fatima Abdool, UIM Vice President
21. Mr Jacques Taljaard, UIM Secretary General
22. Mr Christopher Claassen, SNP President
23. Mr Rea Moeketsi, SNP Deputy President
24. Mr Charles Venter, SNP Deputy President
25. Ms Melanie Reddy, SNP Deputy President
26. Mr Richard Williams, SNP Deputy President