African Independent Congress

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African Independent Congress
President Mandla Galo [1]
Founded12 December 2005 (2005-12-12)
Split from African National Congress
Ideology Social conservatism
Political position Centre-right
ColoursOrange
National Assembly seats
2 / 400
Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature seats
0 / 63
Cape Town City Council
1 / 231

The African Independent Congress (AIC) is a minor political party in South Africa.

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Founded in Matatiele on 12 December 2005, [2] the AIC was a protest against the location of the area within the boundaries of the Eastern Cape province rather than KwaZulu-Natal as a result of the 12th Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa put forward by the ANC government. The disputed boundary change went to court; it was eventually confirmed by the 13th Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa.

The AIC won ten seats in the Matatiele municipality in the 2006 local government elections, seven in the 2011 elections, and one seat in the Eastern Cape provincial legislature in the 2009 elections. [1] In the 2014 South African general election, the AIC received 97,462 votes, 0.53% of the total, winning three seats in the National Assembly. It retained its seat in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature. The party did not run a candidate in seven of the nine provinces, and was thought to have only a small, regional base. Some analysts believe the party picked up mistaken votes due to its proximity on the ballot with, and close similarities to, the name and logo of the African National Congress. [3] [4]

In the South African municipal elections of 2016, AIC support declined further in Matatiele, but it campaigned for the first time in many other municipalities, winning a total of 55 seats across eight of the nine provinces and 0.78% of votes. [5] [6]

In March 2019, in the run-up to the 2019 general election, the party's national executive was dissolved by a court ruling, the aftermath of disputes between factions supporting the party's president Mandla Galo, and deputy president Lulama Ntshayisa, over credentials for the elective congress, which took place in August 2018. The party was left with R83 in its bank account due to the legal costs, leaving its participation in the national elections in doubt. [7] In the 2019 general election, the AIC won 48,107 votes (0.28%) and two seats in the National Assembly, one fewer than in 2014; it did not win any seats in the provincial legislatures, so losing the one previously held in the Eastern Cape.[ citation needed ]

In December 2019 following instability in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality council, covering Port Elizabeth and surrounding areas, and after the deposition of mayors from the DA and UDM, Thsonono Buyeye of the AIC became acting executive mayor.[ citation needed ]

The 2021 South African municipal elections saw the AIC win 43 council seats in seven provinces (two in Matatiele) with 0.49% of the votes. [8]

Ekurhuleni

AIC member Sivuyile Ngodwana was elected mayor of Ekurhuleni in March 2023. [9] Ngodwana's election as mayor was part of an agreement between the African National Congress and Economic Freedom Fighters whereby a councillor from a small party was elected as mayor or council speaker in order to take over various municipalities. The party won three of the 224 seats during the 2021 Ekurhuleni elections. [10] [11]

Ngodwana was voted out in a motion of no confidence on 28 March 2024. [12]


Election results

National Assembly

ElectionTotal votesShare of voteSeats+/–Government
2014 97,6420.53%
3 / 400
–in opposition
2019 48,1070.28%
2 / 400
Decrease2.svg 1in opposition

Provincial elections

Election [13] Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng Kwazulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga North-West Northern Cape Western Cape
 %Seats %Seats %Seats %Seats %Seats %Seats %Seats %Seats %Seats
2014 0.77%1/63––––––––––––––0.31%0/42
2019 0.42%0/630.45%0/300.21%0/730.26%0/800.27%0/490.36%0/300.46%0/330.55%0/300.14%0/42

Municipal elections

ElectionVotes %
2016 [14] 333,6550.87%
2021 [15] 146,6930.48%

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  8. ↑ Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) dashboard
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