ActionSA breaks new ground in Nongoma KZN
6 April 2023
ActionSA contestation of a by-election in Nongoma in the Zululand District of KwaZulu-Natal has achieved success with the party registering 10.2% support, finishing 3rd to beat the NFP-aligned independent candidate and the EFF.
The by-election was the first for ActionSA in KwaZulu-Natal and a continued demonstration that ActionSA has the ability to win significant support away from the ANC and EFF in rural communities across South Africa.
ActionSA’s result comes at the expense of the ANC (-5.3%), NFP (-6.5%) and EFF (-1%) who all declined in this by-election with ActionSA beating the ANC at one of the largest voting stations in the ward:
ActionSA has undergone a rapid expansion throughout KwaZulu-Natal over the past few months. Campaigns have driven ActionSA’s recognition across the province and have worked to spread the message of ActionSA as a viable alternative.
Of significance is the growing trend that ActionSA is a party with significant appeal in rural communities across South Africa. Last night’s result in Nongoma comes on the back of a similar outcome of 9% achieved in Moletjie (Polokwane) in Limpopo in February. It is only by having a party that can challenge the ANC and EFF in their former strongholds that we can achieve change in South Africa next year.
This result demonstrates how, working together, the IFP and ActionSA can make significant strides in KwaZulu-Natal to win across ANC support ahead of the 2024 national and provincial elections where the ANC can be removed nationally and in KwaZulu-Natal. This result is a victory to all South Africans who seek change in next year’s election.
ActionSA congratulates the IFP on the victory.
Issued by Zwakele Mncwango, ActionSA KwaZulu-Natal Chairperson, 6 April 2023
