Build One South Africa

Build One South Africa
Build One South Africa
Abbreviation	BOSA
Leader	Mmusi Maimane
Chairperson	Khusta Jack
Spokesperson	Sbu Zondi
Deputy Leader	Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster
Founder	Mmusi Maimane; Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster; Hlumelo Biko
Founded	September 24, 2022
Split from	Democratic Alliance
Headquarters	Sandton, Johannesburg
Ideology	Liberalism; Ubuntu
Political position	Centre
National Assembly	2 / 400
National Council of Provinces	0 / 90
Pan-African Parliament	0 / 5 (South African seats)
Provincial Legislatures	1 / 487
Website
	https://www.bosa.co.za
	Politics of South Africa; Political parties; Elections;

Build One South Africa (BOSA), officially registered as Build One South Africa With Mmusi Maimane,^[3] is a South African political party. It is led by Mmusi Maimane, the leader of the One SA Movement and the former leader of the Democratic Alliance. BOSA secured two parliamentary seats in the National Assembly at the 2024 National and Provincial Elections.

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The party was launched on 24 September 2022 in Naledi, Soweto.^[4] The deputy leader is Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster, founder and convener of the South African Women’s Commission. The chairperson of the party is the current Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Mkhuseli Jack.

The party contested its first by-election in October 2023, winning 1% of the vote in the ward one election in Sol Plaatje Local Municipality.^[5]

The party contested the 2024 general election as an "umbrella organisation" for independent candidates.^[6] Maimane stood as the party's presidential candidate in the elections.^[7] The party received around 0.4% of the national vote in the election.^[8]

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National Assembly elections

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Election	Party leader	Total votes	Share of vote	Seats	+/–	Status
2024	Mmusi Maimane	65,912	0.41%^[a]	2 / 400	New	Opposition

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From 2024, seats in the National Assembly are determined by a combination of the national ballot, and the nine regional ballots. Only the national ballot figures are shown here.

National Council of Provinces elections

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Election	Total # of seats won	+/–	Government
2024	0 / 90	New	Extra-parliamentary

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Provincial elections

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Election^[9]	Eastern Cape		Free State		Gauteng		Kwazulu-Natal		Limpopo		Mpumalanga		North-West		Northern Cape		Western Cape
Election^[9]	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats
2024	0.18	0/73	0.35	0/30	0.76	1/80	0.13	0/80	0.26	0/64	0.19	0/51	0.44	0/38	0.25	0/30	0.41	0/42

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[1]
"Who are South Africa's presidential candidates?". DW. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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McKenna, A.. "Build One South Africa." Encyclopedia Britannica, June 3, 2024. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Build-One-South-Africa.
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"Political Parties Statistics - Electoral Commission of South Africa". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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siyamtanda.capa. "Maimane's new party for political change". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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Sussman, Wayne (12 October 2023). "October by-elections: EFF, PA upset ANC in Mpumalanga, N Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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"'We must put a job in every home': Maimane launches Build One SA party". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
[7]
Masungwini, Norman. "Maimane returns to politics with Bosa". Citypress. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
[8]
Shiko, Cliff (1 June 2024). "Bosa disappointed by results, but satisfied with electoral process". Jacaranda FM. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
[9]
"NPE Results Dashboard 2024". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

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[9] From 2024, seats in the National Assembly are determined by a combination of the national ballot, and the nine regional ballots. Only the national ballot figures are shown here.

[1] [1]
"Who are South Africa's presidential candidates?". DW. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[2] [2]
McKenna, A.. "Build One South Africa." Encyclopedia Britannica, June 3, 2024. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Build-One-South-Africa.

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"Political Parties Statistics - Electoral Commission of South Africa". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

[4] [4]
siyamtanda.capa. "Maimane's new party for political change". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[5] [5]
Sussman, Wayne (12 October 2023). "October by-elections: EFF, PA upset ANC in Mpumalanga, N Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[6] [6]
"'We must put a job in every home': Maimane launches Build One SA party". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[7] [7]
Masungwini, Norman. "Maimane returns to politics with Bosa". Citypress. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[8] [8]
Shiko, Cliff (1 June 2024). "Bosa disappointed by results, but satisfied with electoral process". Jacaranda FM. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

[10] [9]
"NPE Results Dashboard 2024". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

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