Episode 7: An interview with Rise Mzansi party leader Songezo Zibi

African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) leader Kenneth Meshoe says the ANC will continue its downward trajectory as more South Africans interrogate what the governing party has done to improve their lives. Meshoe believes the ANC will join the ranks of other liberation movements that have been unable to maintain political…

Before laying the foundations of Build One South Africa (BOSA), Mmusi Maimane says he needed time to recover from the emotional turmoil of his DA exit in 2019. “I felt I needed to heal from that because [of] the level of toxicity that was within the former party,” Maimane told…

ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe says he "doesn't imagine" that the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party will be the fifth largest party in the country, as some polls may suggest. Mantashe says the MK Party has grown its presence in a few regions of the KwaZulu-Natal, like Empangeni and New Castle,…

GOOD leader Patricia de Lille believes that sexual misconduct allegations confronting her political party in recent years are reflective of the broader gender-based violence crisis plaguing society. Last month, the GOOD party booted one of its members, a former rugby coach, whose facing two counts of attempted sexual assault and…

Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) leader Pieter Groenewald believes his party holds appeal for black South Africans who share conservative values and prioritise community upliftment. Speaking on News24's Q&A elections podcast, Groenewald emphasised that the FF Plus is a party for all South Africans.