Agang South Africa

Agang South Africa
English nameBuild South Africa
PresidentAndries Tlouamma
Founded18 February 2013 (2013-02-18)
HeadquartersPO Box 31817, Braamfontein, 2017
IdeologyAnti-corruption politics
Progressivism
Liberalism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
ColoursGreen
SloganRestoring the Promise of Freedom
National Assembly seats
0 / 400
Website
agangsa.org.za

Agang South Africa (Agang SA) is a South African political party, first announced by anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele on 18 February 2013,[1][2] and founded on 22 June 2013,[3] the date of the party's first official congress.[4][5][6]

Agang is a Setswana word meaning "let us build".[7] The party encourages reforms towards direct governance, striving to "build a stronger democracy in which citizens will be at the centre of public life";[8] and challenged the governing African National Congress in the 2014 general election.[9] The party ran again in the 2019 general election, losing all of its seats,[10] and did not compete in the 2024 general election.[11]

  1. ^ Agang South Africa: Video: Mamphele Ramphele announces launch of Agang, 18 February 2013 Archived February 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Launch of Agang | AgangSA". Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ The Citizen (21 June 2013). "Agang SA to launch political party". thecitizen.co.za. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013.
  6. ^ BBC (22 June 2013). "South African new party Agang to challenge ANC". bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ Smith, David (18 February 2013). "Mamphela Ramphele launches challenge to South Africa's ANC". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  8. ^ Agang South Africa | About Agang
  9. ^ Polgreen, Lydia (18 February 2013). "Anti-Apartheid Leader Starts New Party in South Africa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  10. ^ "2019 Candidate Lists: Electoral Commission". Electoral Commission. 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Candidates List - Electoral Commission of South Africa". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 26 March 2024.