Who leads the AMM, and what does it want to do?
The basic facts, then its main plans for 2026 in its own words.
- Leader
- Floyd Shivambu
- Founded
- 2025
- On the ballot in
- 235 of 257 councils, including the 8 metros
- Name on the ballot
- AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
Its main plans for 2026
- 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 The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.) powers.
Our summary of "PRESIDENTIAL MANIFESTO LAUNCH SPEECH JOBS, WATER AND SERVICE DELIVERY NOW! TOTAL FREEDOM AND EMANCIPATION NOW!". Party material shows what was promised, not what was delivered.
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What does the AMM promise in 2026?
Its 2026 promises in short, and the claims we checked. The full wording is on the sources page.
What we checked (0)
No checks yet. We are still checking claims.
What it promises
Core services5 promises
- WaterProvide clean, reliable water to every community.
- Electricity and power cutsMaintain substations, fix power lines, improve street lights and add renewable energy.
- RubbishCollect refuse regularly, fight illegal dumping and turn waste into jobs.
- Toilets and sewageFix sewage plants and sewers, stop sewage spills and end bucket toilets.
- RoadsSet up permanent (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.) teams for roads and stormwater drains.
Housing and land2 promises
- Building housesRelease well-located land for homes and connect it to basic services.
- Informal settlementsGive informal settlements short-term water, toilets, power, roads and refuse services.
- Title deedsNo 2026 promise found.
Safety and jobs4 promises
- CrimeAct against drugs, extortion, building hijacking and cable theft within council powers.
- Metro policeBring professional council policing, working street lights, hotspot CCTV and by-law enforcement.
- Local jobsTurn short-term public works into recognised training and paths to steady jobs.
- Business and growthBuy more from local producers where the law allows.
Governance and money3 promises
- CorruptionRun lifestyle audits of elected leaders and top officials.
- Audit resultsNo 2026 promise found.
- Wasteful spendingProtect whistle-blowers, act against wrongdoing and recover money the council lost.
- CoalitionsNo 2026 promise found.
- BudgetsCancel old council debt of poor and child-headed households, following the law.
Claims it made about other parties
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Where does the AMM govern?
We have not looked into its role in the 8 metros yet.
Other councils it runs or leads1 named in our sources
- The AMM was formed in 2025, so it holds no (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) from 2021. We found no (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.) 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 The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) in Tshwane. Its candidate for mayor in Ekurhuleni is Themba Lukhele.
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Who funds the AMM?
The AMM told the (IEC The Electoral Commission of South Africa. It runs elections. It is independent, so it does not take orders from the government or any party.) 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.
Money in 2024/25
April 2024 to March 2025, from the IEC's yearly report.
Not in the IEC's yearly report.
How the limit worksWhich donations parties must declare
(Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) must declare some donations. This applies when one donor gives them more than R200 000 in total in a financial year. A financial year runs from April to March. The limit used to be R100 000. The President raised it in Proclamation Notice R. 275 of 2025. This was published in the Government Gazette on 18 August 2025. So the July to September 2025 report uses R100 000 for donations before that date. A smaller donation is declared once the donor's total for the year passes the limit. The IEC says the Political Funding Act covers each (Registered Your name is on the voters' roll. Registration for this election closed on 7 August 2026.) party, even one with no (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) in (Parliament South Africa's national law-makers, in Cape Town. It has two parts, the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.) or a provincial legislature. So the IEC's reports cover each party listed here. Smaller gifts, membership fees and public money are not in these reports. So no rows means no donor passed the limit in these reports. It does not mean the party got no money. The IEC's yearly report shows each party's total of smaller gifts, without names. These are the donations the party told the IEC about, as the IEC published them. We do not compare parties. Checked 20 October 2026.
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What links does the AMM have abroad?
(Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.) don't decide foreign policy. Here is who abroad the AMM is linked to through money, gifts, trips or networks, and what each link is.
We found no documented links abroad. Checked 27 October 2026.
What it has said about the world
Councils don't decide this. But it shows how the (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) wants South Africa to deal with other countries. Each topic starts with what its record shows: how it voted, what it did and what it said.
Israel, Palestine and the Middle EastIts own words, with when and whereNone found
We found nothing. Checked 27 October 2026.
Russia and UkraineIts own words, with when and whereNone found
We found nothing. Checked 27 October 2026.
China and TaiwanIts own words, with when and whereNone found
We found nothing. Checked 27 October 2026.
The United StatesIts own words, with when and whereNone found
We found nothing. Checked 27 October 2026.
Other countries and groupsIts own words, with when and whereNone found
We found nothing. Checked 27 October 2026.
Every trip and gift from abroad
Its MPs listed no gifts or trips from abroad. Checked 27 October 2026.
Checked 27 October 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed. We show only facts on record and each party's own words. We do not compare parties.
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