Songezo Zibi

The most promising of the newcomers are Songezo Zibi's Rise Mzansi Mmusi Maimane's Build One South Africa (Bosa) and Jardine's Change Starts Now – none of which are yet represented in national or regional assemblies...

Instead those are coming from smaller parties like Rise Mzansi led by Songezo Zibi (AC Vol 64 No 9 Writing the next act)...

Rise Mzansi the brainchild of Songezo Zibi and allies was launched with some grandeur on Johannesburg's Constitution Hill – home to the Constitutional Court and a symbol of the country's 29-year-old democracy...

New entrantsThe 2024 race which includes 37 political parties will also see several independent candidates such as: veteran activist Zackie Achmat; and former Business Day editor and founder of the Rivonia Circle think-tank Songezo Zibi; and Build One South Africa's leader Mmusi Maimane...

'For the first time the majority of South Africans agree on what is wrong ' said Songezo Zibi a leader of the Rivonia Circle think-tank...

None of that diminishes the enthusiasm of activists such as Songezo Zibi pressing for wholesale political change...

'I am prepared to lead because I know there will be no anointed messiah at any point in the future ' Rivonia Circle founder Songezo Zibi wrote in his recent book Manifesto...