Abantu Batho Congress | |
Abbreviation: | ABC |
Founded: | [1] |
Ideology: | Zulu nationalism Pan-Africanism Monarchism |
Split: | National Freedom Party |
Website: | https://abantubatho.org/ |
Country: | South Africa |
Leader1 Title: | President |
Leader1 Name: | Philani Mavundla |
Leader2 Title: | Deputy President |
Leader2 Name: | Makhosi Khoza |
Seats1 Title: | eThekwini Metropolitan Council |
Abantu Batho Congress (ABC) is a South African political party established by businessman, Philani 'PG' Mavundla.[2]
The party describes itself as an Afrocentric, Pan-Africanist and womanist revolutionary movement.
In January 2021, former Economic Freedom Fighters Gauteng leader Mandisa Mashego joined the new party.
The party contested the 2021 South African municipal elections, targeting Durban and the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.[3] [4]
As of late, the Abantu Batho Congress has also come out in support of an independent Zulu state.[5]
|-! Election! Party leader! Total votes! Share of vote! Seats! +/–! Government|-! 2024| Philani Mavundla| 5,531| 0.03%| | New| |}
! rowspan=2 | Election[6] ! 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| || | 0.07 || 0/30| || | 0.09 || 0/80| || | || | || | || | || |}
In the 2021 municipal elections, the party won 25 seats, 23 in Kwazulu-Natal, and two in Limpopo.[7] |-! Election! Votes! %! Seats|-! 2021[8] | 109,457| 0.36%| 25|-|}