African People's Movement

African People's Movement
Founder	Vikizitha Mlotshwa
Founded	15 April 2021
Split from	National Freedom Party
Ideology	Progressivism Ubuntu Pan-Africanism
National Assembly seats	0 / 400
Provincial Legislatures	0 / 430
Website
apemoonline.org
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The African People's Movement (APEMO) is a South African political party formed by Vikizitha Mlotshwa, former chairperson of the National Freedom Party (NFP). ^[1]

The party was noted for calling for the support of dagga farming as a means for rural women to support themselves. ^[2]

Election results

National Assembly elections

Election	Party leader	Total votes	Share of vote	Seats	+/–	Government
2024	Vikizitha Mlotshwa	4,601	0.03% [a]	0 / 400	New	Extra-parliamentary

1. 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.

Provincial elections

Election [3]	Eastern Cape		Free State		Gauteng		Kwazulu-Natal		Limpopo		Mpumalanga		North-West		Northern Cape		Western Cape
	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats
2024							0.12	0/80

Municipal elections

The party won six seats in the 2021 local government election in Okhahlamba, with Mlotshwa being elected mayor with the support of the African National Congress (ANC) and NFP. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Upcoming municipal elections sees an increase of small parties". connectradio.co.za. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
2. reveshnimoodley (15 August 2023). "APEMO encourages dagga farming among rural women". Northern Natal News. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
3. "NPE Results Dashboard 2024". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
4. Sussman, Wayne (3 February 2022). "Resilient NFP makes sufficient KZN gains to worry slumping ANC and IFP". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
5. Capa, Siyamtanda (24 November 2021). "New mayor vows to bring change to KZN's Bergville". Witness. Retrieved 6 December 2023.