African Christian Democratic Party

The ACDP is underpinned by Christian and family values. "We are determined to address issues such as education, unemployment, health care, security and poverty, based on proven successful policies.We aim to rebuild the foundation of the nation ... More ACDP information

African National Congress

The ANC was founded as a national liberation movement in 1912 to unite African people. For nine decades the ANC led the struggle against racism and oppression, organising mass resistance, mobilising the international community and taking up the armed... More ANC information

African People's Convention

The African People's Convention is underpinned by the philosophies of Pan-Africanism - a socio-political world view, which seeks to unify and uplift both native Africans and those of the African diasporas, as part of a "global African communi... More APC information

Azanian People's Organisation

AZAPO emerged from the ashes of the Black People’s Convention (BPC), South African Students’ Organisation (SASO) and Black Community Programmes (BCP) - some of the black consciousness organisations that were banned in 1977 for their... More AZAPO information

Congress of the People

The major catalyst for the party’s formation in 2008 was the forced resignation of former president Thabo Mbeki. Members of Mbeki’s cabinet handed in their resignations as a pledge of solidarity to the ousted president including then vice... More COPE information

Democratic Alliance

"The Democratic Alliance’s vision is of a prosperous, Open Opportunity Society that is uniquely South African; in which every person is free, secure, and equal before the law; and in which everyone has the means to improve the quality of h... More DA information

Freedom Front Plus

In the 1994 elections the Freedom Front, then barely a month old, came fourth after the ANC, the National Party and the Inkatha Freedom Party. Since the acceptance of the Constitution, the Freedom Front Plus has resolutely piloted actions ... More FF+ information

Independent Democrats

The Independent Democrats were formed by former Pan Africanist Congress member Patricia de Lille in 2003 via floor crossing legislation. The party's platform is basically populist and anti-corruption, with a mixture of right-liberal propos... More ID information

Inkatha Freedom Party

The Inkatha National Cultural Liberation Movement was founded on 21st March 1975 at KwaNzimela, in Northern KwaZulu. Inkatha emerged, along with the Black Consciousness Movement, to fill the vacuum in black politics caused by the banning of th... More IFP information

Minority Front

Though the party claims to represent the minorities of South Africa its support comes almost entirely from South Africa's Indian community in Kwazulu-Natal.  The party stands for the absence of discrimination and inequality with regard to minori... More MF information

National Democratic Convention

The National Democratic Convention (Nadeco) was formed in August 2005 by Ziba Jiyane, formerly of the IFP, during a floor crossing period. It advocates the moral regeneration of the people of South Africa, the upholding of family values and the prote... More NADECO information

Pan African Congress of Azania

The PAC,  which was founded by Robert Sobukwe in 1959 and initiated a vigorous campaign against the hated pass laws of the apartheid government, aims to unite and rally the African people into one national front on the basis of African Nationali... More PAC information

United Christian Democratic Party

The UCDP is the official opposition in North West Province. Its vision is to be the leading party in uniting all South Africans, Christians and non-Christians alike, and to promote its Christian democratic principles. It believes in a federal system ... More UCDP information

United Democratic Movement

The UDM was founded by Bantu Holomisa who had been expelled by the ANC and Roelf Meyer, formerly of the National Party, in 1997. The party aims to unite South Africans from all communities. It is committed to building a winning nation and to cooperat... More UDM information

United Independent Front

The United indepedent Front was formed in September 2005. The party's first participation in the local elections was in March 2006 where the party acquired 23 councillors. The UIF strives to represent the aspirations of the poor and the marginalized ... More UIF information

For a full list of all registered parties both national and provincial visit: http://www.elections.org.za/Registered_Parties/Selection_Party.asp?bLoad=1