




The former DA leaders Herman Mashaba and Mmusi Maimane’s parties are falling flat in the election of 2024. Their online presence and messages aren’t resounding with the public. They aren’t building quickly enough parties or able to become a voice to reckon with. That’s obvious as other parties are coming in behind the big three – ANC, DA and EFF.
That ActionSA and BOSA is losing out is clear. The parties aren’t gaining or becoming noticed enough. Even when they have leaders who is well known and built names for themselves. The likes of Mashaba and Maimane shouldn’t be fringe party politicians. They should be vocal and be seen. However, they fall flat in the race that is won by other parties.
That the Patriotic Alliance (PA) and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) are gaining much more voters. They are getting on the centre stage and will most likely have seats in Parliament. That’s a sign of where the ActionSA and BOSA failed in the 2024 elections. They have lost to parties like these. That shouldn’t have happened, but it has appeared even with the trickling in of results.
Maimane and Mashaba needs to analyse these results. They need to look at the votes and where they have missed the mark. Especially if they want their parties to be recognized and have a meaningful place on the national stage. Because there is it lacking at the moment. ActionSA has maybe councillors at the moment, but being seen all around is yet to be seen. Unless they want to be seen as another GOOD party.
We can just wonder what the next step for these two former DA leaders who is has created their own parties. These parties aren’t vocal or seen, only theatrical and making some noise now and then. We have to see more, and they need proper strategies to be able to compete with the likes of the MK Party. That’s what they should seek and look for. This is what these parties need to become known.
Instead, they are now swimming in irrelevancy and that’s tragic when you know how skilled and experienced Mashaba and Maimane is. These two has proven their abilities and been structured opposition leaders. Now they need to sharpen their knives and crafts, so they can succeed. Because right now… it looks sad and ends up in tears. Peace.

“Former President Jacob Zuma has urged South Africans to vote for newly-formed party uMkhonto weSizwe. Speaking in Orlando East in Soweto today Zuma said that this will enable the rescue of the ANC whose current leadership he says, is a proxy of “white monopoly capital”” (SABC News Radio, 16.12.2023)
Today the results are tricking in South Africa. The curveball of former President Jacob Zuma has had impact. He becomes a powerhouse on the national stage. His maybe not unsettling the big-three directly, but his hurting them.
The African National Congress (ANC) looses support to the MK Party. The naysayers saying Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) should be worried about the MK party. Well, they have maybe lost some support too, but not in the same regards as the ANC. The ANC is the loser of having Zuma sidelined and having him as a competition.
Zuma is able to hurt the ANC. Regardless of being the fourth or fifth biggest party. They are still able to get a mandate and possible representation in Parliament. This is why the newly formed party is able to eat and fine dine in an instance.
Some might say his taking the space of COPE on a national stage. That we don’t know yet. We have to see if it becomes a ANC Lite or something like that. Or if they will follow the trailblazer ways of the EFF.
Malema certainly has possible allies in the MK Party. Even if the party takes seats and becomes a voice which people didn’t foresee. Cyril Ramaphosa has now been touched by the former predecessor. A man who possibly helps to takeaway the 50+1 majority that the ANC needs. The ANC might end up between 41% and 46%. That’s a loss and an epic downfall of the ANC. As they need allies and going into a coalition with another party to form a government.
Zuma hasn’t dropped the ball and shows his prowess in the elections. He is showing his character and bite. The ANC ditched him and never looked back. They had the built up cases in the “State Capture” but that slow motion case haven’t taken Zuma out. Even if he did rob and misuse office when he was in power.
Still he had the ability to crawl back and fight for his place at the table. The MK Party in a short span has shown finesse. In a manner that should alarm the ANC. The EFF should have seen this coming. It is a demonstrate vote and possibly out of spite too. Just to show that the ANC have forgotten certain parts of the nation. That’s why they put trust in the MK Party.
Certainly, Zuma is back. Zuma is a force and ANC needs to listen. They are the ones that underestimated Zuma. That’s why he is here and his here to stay. Peace.











