‘Ace Magashule’s New Party Has Beautiful Women’
Three months after he was expelled from the ANC, the party’s former secretary general Ace Magashule announced the formation of his new political organisation, the African Congress for Transformation (ACT), on Wednesday.
Mzansi could not help but notice a photo trending on social media showing an unidentified woman wearing the new party’s regalia and some commented on her beauty.
Ace Marashula's party has beautiful women 🤍. pic.twitter.com/MjoKN1vN07
— Mr Smeg (@MichaelBucwa) August 30, 2023
Magashule’s New Party
Magashule announced the launch of the ACT at a press conference in the famed Vilakazi Street — formerly home to both Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela — in Soweto.
“We are a new political party, and we call ourselves ‘a people’s party’ because we are about people and we will rise and fall on behalf of the people,” Magashule said.
“Our political party will exist as a custodian of the aspirations of its people and generations to come. A political party exists — and this political party shall exist — to challenge all forms of oppression, discrimination and injustice. We wish to exist to join our people and partner with them — that’s why we are ‘the people’s party,’” he continued.
The new party includes several former members of the ANC. Among those present at the ACT launch on Wednesday, was former controversial Hawks boss Berning Ntlemeza who is one of the new party’s members.
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Magashule said the party wants to act against crime, unemployment, poverty, retrenchments, privatisation, water shedding, load shedding, hunger, famine, femicide, abuse against women, and discrimination.
The ANC’s National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) in May this year, found Magashule guilty of misconduct for contravening ANC rules and its constitution. This related to his unilateral decision back in 2021, to write a letter attempting to suspend Cyril Ramaphosa as party leader, without having the authority to do so.
After Magashule missed the deadline to oppose the party’s NDC findings against him, he got the boot.
The ANC slapped Magashule with permanent expulsion in June.
His expulsion came amid rumours that he was preparing to start his own political party ahead of the 2024 national elections.
It is unclear if Magashule’s new party has been registered with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
