ISANCO joins multi-party group as delegates to national convention announced

13 August 2023

The political parties involved in negotiating a pre-election agreement to inaugurate a new government

following next year’s election are pleased to announce that the Independent South African National Civic

Organisation (ISANCO) is the latest political party to join this process. Alongside the DA, IFP, FF Plus,

ActionSA, UIM and SNP, ISANCO becomes the seventh political party that will attend the upcoming

National Convention on 16 and 17 August in Kempton Park.

ISANCO broke away from the ANC-aligned South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) in 2021

over the failure to address corruption within the ruling alliance. In the 2021 local government elections,

the newly-formed party won 14 council seats in areas previously dominated by the ANC.

The addition of ISANCO to the National Convention signifies that South Africans from all backgrounds,

including those who had previously supported the ANC, are now looking for a credible alternative

government that can move our country forward again. It also demonstrates our group’s ongoing efforts

to bring on board like-minded parties who share our core values and desire to provide a real alternative

to decades of ANC misrule.

We are further pleased to announce the names of the delegates from each party who will attend the

National Convention under the guidance of independent chairperson Professor William Gumede and

his capable team. The following men and women, drawn from all corners of South African society, will

gather next week at the same venue where the historic CODESA negotiations took place, to engage

and find a new way forward for our country:

1. Prof William Gumede, Independent Chairperson

2. Ms Nerine Kahn, Independent Advisor

3. Ms Linda Vilakazi, Independent Advisor

4. Mr John Steenhuisen MP, DA Federal Leader

5. Ms Siviwe Gwarube MP, DA Chief Whip

6. Dr Leon Schreiber MP, Advisor to the DA Federal Leader

7. Mr VF Hlabisa MP, IFP President

8. iNkosi EM Buthelezi MP, IFP Deputy President

9. Mr SL Ngcobo MP, IFP Secretary-General

10. Dr PJ Groenewald MP, FF Plus Leader

11. Dr CP Mulder MP, FF Plus Chief Whip

12. Mr W Wessels MP, FF Plus Whip

13. Mr Herman Mashaba, ActionSA President

14. Mr Michael Beaumont, ActionSA Chairperson

15. Mr Athol Trollip, ActionSA Eastern Cape Provincial Chairperson

16. Dr Zukile Luyenge, ISANCO President

17. Mr Sonwabile Ndabambi, ISANCO Secretary General

18. Ms Tobeka Patience Falteni, ISANCO Acting Treasurer

19. Mr Neil de Beer, UIM President

20. Ms Fatima Abdool, UIM Vice President

21. Mr Jacques Taljaard, UIM Secretary General

22. Mr Christopher Claassen, SNP President

23. Mr Rea Moeketsi, SNP Deputy President

24. Mr Charles Venter, SNP Deputy President

25. Ms Melanie Reddy, SNP Deputy President

26. Mr Richard Williams, SNP Deputy President

Issued by DA, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, ISANCO, UIM, SNP, 14 August 2023