Xiluva
Xiluva | |
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| President | Bongani Baloyi |
| Founder | Bongani Baloyi |
| Founded | March 30, 2023 |
| Split from | ActionSA |
| Ideology | Communitarianism |
| Website | |
| xiluva | |
Xiluva (from the Tsonga word meaning "flower") is a South African political party launched in March 2023 by former ActionSA Gauteng provincial chairperson, and former Executive Mayor of the Midvaal Local Municipality for the Democratic Alliance, Bongani Baloyi.
Formation[edit]
On 13 March 2023, Bongani Baloyi, who had been the provincial chairperson of ActionSA in Gauteng since May 2022, resigned from the party, after he had a fallout with party president Herman Mashaba over Mashaba's intention to remove him as provincial chairperson and appoint him as national spokesperson.[1][2] Baloyi, then together with former ActionSA caucus leader in the Ekurhuleni, Tlhogi Moseki, announced the formation of Xiluva, which translates to "flower" in Xitsonga, at a press briefing in Johannesburg on 30 March 2023.[3] Baloyi said that the party was founded on the principles of ubuntu, multiracialism and family values and aims to attract people between the ages of 18 and 48.[4][5]
The party was officially registered with Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa in July 2023, and Baloyi said that the party intends on contesting the 2024 national and provincial elections.[6] In late-July 2023, Moseki, who had been serving as the party's national chairperson, resigned from the party after he had a fallout with Baloyi and joined Abel Tau's The Transformation Alliance party.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bongani Baloyi resigns from ActionSA - eNCA". www.enca.com. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Khumalo, Juniour. "UPDATE | Bongani Baloyi ditches ActionSA citing trust issues with Mashaba". News24. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Bongani Baloyi forms his own political party Xiluva". SABC News. 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Ditabo, Malaika. "Ex-ActionSA Gauteng chairperson Bongani Baloyi launches new party". News24. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Lekabe, Thapelo (2023-03-30). "Bongani Baloyi set to start a new political party called Xiluva". The Citizen. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Ditabo, Malaika. "Xiluva will be on the 2024 ballot, says Bongani Baloyi". News24. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Xiluva's Baloyi details fallout with Moseki, who claims party boss is an 'ANC stooge'". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
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