African Content Movement | |
|---|---|
 | |
| President | Hlaudi Motsoeneng |
| Founded | 13 December 2018[1] |
| Split from | African National Congress |
| Ideology | African socialism Economic nationalism |
| National Assembly seats | 0 / 400
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| Provincial Legislatures | 0 / 430
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| Website | |
| acmovement | |
The African Content Movement (ACM) is a South African political party founded in December 2018 by former SABC acting Chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng.[2][3]
History
At the party launch, Motsoeneng claimed he would become president, that the country would produce 90% of its requirements, that the economy shall be in the hands of the people, make company workers shareholders, force foreign companies to leave the country and reduce social grants.[2][3]
The party currently has two seats in Gauteng municipalities after local councillors from the Randfontein People's Party joined the ACM.[4]
It also won two seats in Maluti a Phofung in the 2021 municipal election.[5]
In March 2019, Motsoeneng encouraged former president Jacob Zuma to join the ACM, stating that they shared the same views on transformation.[6]
The party contested the 2019 general election, with Motsoeneng, and actress and former Idols South Africa judge Marah Louw in first and second places respectively on the party's national list, failing to win a seat.
Election results
National Assembly
| Election | Total votes | Share of vote | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4,841 | 0.03% | 0 / 400 |
– | extraparliamentary |
Provincial elections
| Election[7] | Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | Kwazulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | North-West | Northern Cape | Western Cape | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
| 2019 | 0.02% | 0/63 | 0.21% | 0/30 | 0.03% | 0/73 | 0.04% | 0/80 | 0.02% | 0/49 | 0.03% | 0/30 | 0.04% | 0/33 | 0.03% | 0/30 | 0.01% | 0/42 |
References
- ↑ "Hlaudi Motsoeneng launches African Content Movement party". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- 1 2 Umraw, Amal (13 December 2018). "Big dreams: Hlaudi Motsoeneng visualises himself walking into Union Buildings as president". Times Live. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- 1 2 Sekhotho, Katleho (13 December 2018). "'We are going to eat change' - Motsoeneng Launches ACM". EWN Eyewitness News. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ↑ Davis, Rebecca (21 March 2019). "2019 ELECTIONS: The crib-sheet to the political parties contesting the 2019 polls, Part One". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ↑ Election results
- ↑ Kajee, Ahmed. "Motsoeneng wants Zuma to join the ACM". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ↑ "Results Dashboard". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
