Former EFF MP Ndlozi says he did not vote
Ongoing: Elections Hot
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, a former EFF member of parliament, said he stayed away from the 2026 local government elections because he is unhappy with black-led parties. He said he has no plan to start a new party.
Ndlozi spoke in an interview on SABC1's Daily Thetha. He said too many black-led parties only divide black voters. He also said coalition governments have not improved people's daily lives.
He said many parties have turned their organisations into businesses. In his view, party entrepreneurship will not solve poverty, unemployment and inequality. He said he is part of the 51% of voters who are unmoved by such fragmentation.
Ndlozi launched a civil society organisation called the Batho Pele Convention. He said it will not contest elections, and that such groups can meet community needs better than parties.
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) ran the elections. It had 29.2 million registered voters and 23,696 voting stations. Of the 732 registered parties, 546 contested the elections, and 14.5 million citizens voted.
Key facts
- Who
- Mbuyiseni Ndlozi (Former EFF member of parliament; interviewed on SABC1's Daily Thetha); Electoral Commission of South Africa (Registers political parties; IEC ran the local government elections)
- What
- Ndlozi told SABC1's Daily Thetha he chose not to vote in the municipal elections, criticising the number of black-led parties, coalition governments and political parties generally, and said he launched the Batho Pele Convention civil society organisation with no plans to contest elections.
- When
- 6 November 2026
- Where
- South Africa
- Status
- Reported