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Johannesburg: On 5 October 2025 three national political parties and leaders put aside their differences to unite in bringing change to South Africa by forming the UNITE FOR CHANGE political party.

Unite For Change – whose first founding parties are: Build One South Africa (BOSA) the GOOD Party and RISE Mzansi – will contest the 2026 :Local Government Elections under one shared banner.

The Unite For Change founding leaders Council consists of Dr Mmusi Maimane MP, Minister Patricia de Lille MP, Songezo Zibi MP, Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster MP, MEC Vuyiswa Ramolgopa MPL and Brett Herron MPP>

The three founding parties said they will fully merge only after 2029 because the parties are currently represented in Parliament and legislatures.

Unite For Change’s focus on local government includes:

  • Ethical leadership
  • Jobs & local economies
  • Basic services
  • Safety & justice
  • Digitisation to end corruption

Patricia de Lille of the GOOD Party described the initiative as “more than a political party,” urging South Africans not to lose hope.

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Unite For Change seeks:

  • Political parties that share our values
  • Prominent individuals willing to step forward
  • Community organisations and NGOs working for dignity and justice
  • South Africans ready to stand as councillor candidates in their own wards and municipalities; and
  • Citizens who want to roll up their sleeves and campaign to build our country.

Unite For SA will embark on a nationwide tour ahead of the 2026 local government elections.

All candidate selections will prioritise merit-based selection in terms of all candidate lists.

The Unite For Change SA Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) mandates a policy review process that will measure every proposal against three tests:

  1. Is it constitutional
  2. Is it evidence based
  3. Will it expand opportunity for all South Africans.

Unite For Change SA say that the new party is soundly rooted in the foundational values of social justice, non-racialism, anti-corruption and constitutionalism, aligned with South Africa’s democratic and constitutional tradition.

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