African People's Movement Explained

African People's Movement
Founder:Vikizitha Mlotshwa
Leader1 Title:Vikizitha Mlotshwa
Founded:15 April 2021
Split:National Freedom Party
Ideology:Progressivism
Ubuntu
Pan-Africanism
Seats1 Title:National Assembly seats
Seats2 Title:Provincial Legislatures
Country:South Africa

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%||New||}

Provincial elections

! rowspan=2 | Election[3] ! colspan=2 | Eastern Cape! colspan=2 | Free State! colspan=2 | Gauteng! colspan=2 | Kwazulu-Natal! colspan=2 | Limpopo! colspan=2 | Mpumalanga! colspan=2 | North-West! colspan=2 | Northern Cape! colspan=2 | 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upcoming municipal elections sees an increase of small parties . 2023-12-06 . connectradio.co.za . en.
  2. Web site: reveshnimoodley . 2023-08-15 . APEMO encourages dagga farming among rural women . 2023-12-06 . Northern Natal News . en-US.
  3. Web site: NPE Results Dashboard 2024 . 2024-06-14 . results.elections.org.za.
  4. Web site: Sussman . Wayne . 2022-02-03 . Resilient NFP makes sufficient KZN gains to worry slumping ANC and IFP . 2023-12-06 . Daily Maverick . en.
  5. Web site: Capa . Siyamtanda . 2021-11-24 . New mayor vows to bring change to KZN’s Bergville . 2023-12-06 . Witness . en.