Where the facts about the AMM come from

The AMM is on the IEC's list in 235 of 257 councils, in all 9 provinces. These include all 8 metros.

Turn short-term public works into recognised training and paths to steady jobs. Provide clean, reliable water to every community and collect refuse regularly. Run lifestyle audits of leaders and top officials, and protect whistle-blowers. Act against drugs, extortion, building hijacking and cable theft within council powers.

Water: The AMM promises that its councils will give clean water that people can rely on. This would be for each community. In its own words: “MAYIBUYE municipalities will provide clean, reliable water to every community.”

Electricity and power cuts: The AMM promises to look after transformers and substations. It promises to fix power lines. It also promises that councils will use renewable energy. And it promises better street lights. In its own words: “We will maintain transformers and substations, reduce losses, repair distribution networks, improve street lighting and develop lawful municipal renewable energy”

Rubbish: The AMM promises regular refuse collection. It also promises to fight illegal dumping and turn waste into jobs. In its own words: “we will guarantee regular refuse collection, fight illegal dumping and turn waste into jobs.”

Toilets and sewage: The AMM promises to fix sewage plants and sewer pipes. It promises to stop raw sewage running into streets and rivers, and to get rid of bucket toilets. In its own words: “we will rehabilitate wastewater plants, repair sewer networks, stop untreated sewage from entering streets and rivers, eradicate bucket toilets”

Roads: The AMM promises that councils would have standing teams that work on roads and stormwater drains all the time. It says road maintenance "must become continuous work, not an election-time event". Stormwater drains carry rain water away from roads. In its own words: “we will build permanent roads and stormwater teams.”

Building houses: The AMM promises to release well-located land for homes. It promises to connect that land to water, sanitation, power, roads, stormwater drains and waste services. In its own words: “we will release well-located residential land and service it with water, sanitation, electricity, roads, stormwater and waste services.”

Informal settlements: The AMM promises short-term services in informal settlements. These are water, sanitation, power, roads and refuse. They would run while permanent development goes on. In its own words: “We will provide practical interim water, sanitation, electricity, roads and refuse services while permanent development proceeds.”

Crime: The AMM promises to act against drugs, extortion, building hijacking and cable theft. It would do this within the powers a council has by law. Extortion means forcing people to pay with threats. In its own words: “We will act against drugs, extortion, building hijacking and cable theft within lawful municipal powers.”

Metro police: The AMM promises professional council policing. It also promises street lights that work. It promises CCTV cameras in crime hotspots. And it promises that by-laws will be enforced. In its own words: “we will strengthen community safety through professional municipal policing, functioning streetlights, CCTV in crime hotspots, by-law enforcement”

Local jobs: The AMM promises to turn short-term public work programmes into recognised training. The aim is to lead people to steady jobs. In its own words: “We will convert public employment programmes from repetitive temporary work into accredited training and pathways toward stable employment.”

Business and growth: The AMM promises that councils would move more of their buying to local producers, as far as the law allows. Procurement means a council buying goods and services. The AMM says council money spent on food, uniforms, furniture, maintenance, building materials and services must circulate in the local economy. In its own words: “we will redirect municipal procurement toward local producers wherever the law permits.”

Corruption: The AMM promises lifestyle audits. These would check elected leaders and top officials. This kind of audit checks if how a person lives fits what they earn. In its own words: “we will conduct lifestyle audits of public representatives and senior officials.”

Wasteful spending: The AMM promises to protect whistle-blowers. These are people who speak out about wrongdoing. It promises that wrongdoing will have consequences. It also promises to get back money that was lost. This is money lost through corruption, irregular spending and unpaid bills. In its own words: “we will protect whistle-blowers, strengthen consequence management and recover money lost through corruption, irregular expenditure and nonpayment.”

Budgets: The AMM promises to cancel the old council debt of poor households and of households headed by children. It would do this through the council's legal processes. In its own words: “Historical debt for indigent and child-headed households will be cancelled under lawful municipal processes.”

The AMM was formed in 2025, so it holds no seats from 2021. We found no council seat or post that it has won since then. Its first election is in 2026. It has named Prince Nkitsing Mokotedi as its candidate for mayor in Tshwane. Its candidate for mayor in Ekurhuleni is Themba Lukhele.

The AMM told the IEC about no donations above the disclosure limit, from July 2025 to June 2026. Checked 20 October 2026.

It has no declared donations in any of the IEC funding reports since April 2021.

Not in the IEC's yearly report.