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• WaterShield schools, clinics and hospitals from planned water cuts.
• Electricity and power cutsPublish how fast councils (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.) will fix power, water and sewage faults.
• RubbishUpdate poor-household lists so qualifying homes get free basic services.
• Toilets and sewageCreate local wastewater treatment for firms and communities, with training.
• RoadsPublish repair-time targets for potholes and traffic lights, and report on them.

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• Building housesRelease or develop every usable public plot within 24 months, housing first.
• Informal settlementsReserve minimum budget shares to upgrade informal settlements, townships and rural areas.
• Title deedsClear title-deed backlogs and find residents still awaiting RDP houses.

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• CrimeExpand CCTV and monitoring in hotspots, transport hubs, business and industrial areas.
• Metro policeGive every Metro Police officer a body camera.
• Local jobsSet up local jobs databases linking unemployed residents to local firms.
• Business and growthCreate a Red-Tape Reduction Unit to speed up small-business permits and licences.

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• CorruptionFire officials guilty of corruption or misconduct instead of moving them.
• Audit resultsNo 2026 promise found.
• Wasteful spendingNo 2026 promise found.
• CoalitionsUse binding coalition (Coalition Parties that agree to run a council together, usually because none has more than half the seats alone. Together they choose the mayor.) agreements with shared goals, dispute rules and quarterly checks.
• BudgetsHold public forums and budget meetings with communities four times a year.

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• BOSA has never run a council (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.) and has no council seats (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). 2026 is its first local election.
• In April 2026 the People's Prosperity Movement (PPM) agreed to join BOSA. Its leader is Chad Louw, a former mayor (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) of Oudtshoorn.
• In October 2025, BOSA, GOOD and Rise Mzansi planned one joint party (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.), Unite for Change. They dropped the plan in April 2026. Each party now stands on its own.

Parties (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 (Registered Your name is on the voters' roll. Registration for this election closed on 7 August 2026.) party, even one with no seats (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) in Parliament (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.

• “We must be consistent, whether in Syria, whether in Iran, whether in Yemen, or in any other parts.”

  In Parliament, 19 March 2026

  Mmusi Maimane, the BOSA leader, said this in a debate in Parliament (Parliament South Africa's national law-makers, in Cape Town. It has two parts, the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.) after the US attacked Iran. He had asked for the debate. He means South Africa should defend human rights in every country, not only in some. He says South Africans should not stand with leaders who abuse human rights. He also wants a trade deal with the US and an ambassador (Ambassador The top person a country sends to speak for it in another country.) there, a person who speaks for South Africa.

• “South Africa must articulate a clear and principled foreign policy position grounded in respect for sovereignty, international law, and constitutional values.”

  Party statement, 5 March 2026

  BOSA said this in a letter asking the Speaker for an urgent debate in Parliament. The Speaker runs the National Assembly. BOSA asked after the US attacked Iran. It means South Africa should say clearly where it stands, and respect each country's right to run itself. It also wants help for South Africans stuck in the region, and a plan for higher fuel prices.

• “It is predicted that some of these special appropriations are likely to be funding the International Court of Justice, ICJ, court cases and sending soldiers to the DRC.”

  In Parliament, 5 December 2024

  The Special Appropriation Bill was a bill for extra state spending. In the debate on it, BOSA MP (MP (Member of Parliament) A person who sits in Parliament, which makes South Africa's laws. They are not chosen in this local election.) Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster said some of the money would likely pay for ICJ cases. She said money was going abroad while learners and hungry people at home went without.

• “We have called for a ceasefire because I think, now, we need to find ourselves back at the negotiation table and ensure that as difficult as it is.”

  News report, 8 March 2024

  EWN reported that BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane called for a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians. He wants both sides back at the table to work towards two states.

• “South Africa has to remain steadfast in a pursuit of a just multipolar world where no single power, no power, not the US, not Russia and not China, dictate the terms of our own sovereignty as a country.”

  In Parliament, 6 March 2025

  In a debate on the US aid cut, BOSA said South Africa should want a world with many centres of power. It said no single country should dictate to South Africa.

• “South Africa has to remain steadfast in a pursuit of a just multipolar world where no single power, no power, not the US, not Russia and not China, dictate the terms of our own sovereignty as a country.”

  In Parliament, 6 March 2025

  In a debate on the US aid cut, BOSA said South Africa should want a world with many centres of power. It said no single country should dictate to South Africa.

• “What is clear is that South Africa urgently needs a foreign policy rooted in clear principles and strategic interests instead of nostalgia and ideology.”

  Party statement, 5 August 2025

  BOSA said this in a statement after the US put a 30% tax, called a tariff, on most South African goods. BOSA says thousands of jobs in car making, farming and mining are at risk. It blames years of government choices about other countries. It means South Africa should deal with others by what helps its people now, not old feelings or political beliefs. It wants a new ambassador in the US and direct talks with US lawmakers.

• “We reject any approach by foreign countries that seeks to treat South Africa as a client state.”

  Party statement, 8 July 2025

  BOSA said this in a statement after US President Donald Trump announced a 30% tax on South African goods. BOSA wants President Ramaphosa to quickly name an ambassador to the US, a person who speaks for South Africa there. It means no other country should be able to give South Africa orders. It says over 500 000 US jobs depend on trade with South Africa, so South Africa has power in talks.

• “South Africa has to remain steadfast in a pursuit of a just multipolar world where no single power, no power, not the US, not Russia and not China, dictate the terms of our own sovereignty as a country.”

  In Parliament, 6 March 2025

  In a debate on the US aid cut, BOSA said South Africa should want a world with many centres of power. It said no single country should dictate to South Africa.

• “South Africa cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarianism.”

  Party statement, 9 July 2026

  BOSA said this in a statement about a new law in Zimbabwe, the country on South Africa's northern border. The law changes Zimbabwe's constitution. BOSA says it ends direct votes for the president and makes terms seven years instead of five. BOSA says this helps the ruling party, ZANU-PF, keep power. It wants the South African government, the African Union and SADC, a group of southern African countries, to speak out.