Shivambu: Africa Mayibuye Movement will contest 2026 & 2029 elections
Floyd Shivambu made this announcement during a public consultation in Midrand on Saturday afternoon.
FILE: Former uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party member Floyd Shivambu during a media briefing on 27 June 2025. Picture: Sphamandla Dlamini/EWN
JOHANNESBURG - Floyd Shivambu has confirmed that his Africa Mayibuye Movement will contest next year’s local government elections.
He made this announcement during a public consultation in Midrand on Saturday afternoon.
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Shivambu has been engaging South Africans across the country to gauge public opinion on whether he should form a political organisation.
While the consultation process is still underway, Shivambu said that his movement would participate in next year’s municipal polls regardless.
"We will contest the local government elections in 2026 and we will contest the general elections in 2029 and we will win. However, that is not the only thing we must focus on. If we just become an electoral platform, we might as well not do it."
[WATCH] Although the ‘Mayibuye Consultation Process’ is still ongoing, Floyd Shivambu has confirmed the movement will contest the 2026 local government elections.
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