Bulldozing Electoral Matters Amendment Bill through Parliament is cruel and sounds the death knell for democracy in South Africa

2024-03-05T10:23:55+02:00March 5th, 2024|2024 Archive, Bantu Holomisa, Democracy and electoral reform|

Mr MC Ramaphosa President of the Republic of South Africa Private Bag X1000 Pretoria 0001 Dear Mr President Bulldozing Electoral [...]

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UDM celebrates and congratulates our leadership at Mhlontlo for showing big growth in the recent by-elections

2024-01-05T13:45:03+02:00November 17th, 2023|2023 Archive, 2024 Election Campaign, Democracy and electoral reform, Elections, Media statements: UDM, Thandi Nontenja|

The United Democratic Movement (UDM) is happy and proud of our leadership in the Eastern Cape's Mhlontlo for their recent, [...]

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The IEC’s draconian expectation that staff members continue with in-person training of electoral staff whilst Level 4 Covid-19 restrictions are in place

2024-01-05T14:04:30+02:00July 6th, 2021|2021 Archive, Bantu Holomisa, Covid-19, Democracy and electoral reform, Elections, Open Letters|

Mr Glen Mashinini Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Private Bag X112 Centurion 0046 Dear Mr Mashinini The IEC’s draconian [...]

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Is dissolution of executive, in favour of a caretaker, not the answer to corruption?

2021-07-13T11:49:24+02:00August 5th, 2020|2020 Archive, Bantu Holomisa, Chapter Nine Institutions, Corruption and clean governance, Covid-19, Democracy and electoral reform, Elections, Government, Home, Local government, Media statements: UDM, Parliamentary oversight|

Media release by Mr Bantu Holomisa, MP and UDM President To put things in perspective the start of South [...]

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Call on the IEC to host a meeting for political parties to debate South Africa’s democratic ideals, electoral reform and the impact of Covid-19 on elections

2021-07-13T11:50:08+02:00July 9th, 2020|2020 Archive, Bantu Holomisa, Covid-19, Democracy and electoral reform, Elections, Home, Local government, Open Letters, Political realignment|

Mr Glen Mashinini Chair of the Electoral Commission Private Bag X112 Centurion 0046 Dear Mr Mashinini Call on the IEC [...]

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#PatriciaDeLille: Hypocritical Democratic Alliance gets a “Nee Baas!” in Cape Town

2020-05-25T15:22:46+02:00January 6th, 2018|2018 Archive, Bantu Holomisa, Corruption and clean governance, Democracy and electoral reform, Home, Local government, Media statements: UDM|

Mr Bantu Holomisa, MPUDM President The similarities between the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) political manipulation in Cape Town and [...]

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#NMBCoalition – DA admitted mistakes were made, Bantu Holomisa writes to DA Leader Mmusi Maimane

2017-11-30T20:00:44+02:00October 18th, 2017|2017 Archive, Coalition government, Democracy and electoral reform, Home, Local government, Open Letters, Political realignment|

Dear Mr Maimane NELSON MANDELA BAY COALITION: MISTAKES WERE MADE REGARDING THE MANNER IN WHICH THE SPEAKER OF COUNCIL CONDUCTED [...]

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Bantu Holomisa requests meeting of political leaders and IEC regarding ANC leadership’s criticism of Mr Terry Tselane

2016-10-28T18:58:24+02:00September 26th, 2016|2016 Archive, Chapter Nine Institutions, Democracy and electoral reform, Home, Media statements: UDM, Open Letters|

Dear Mr Mashinini REQUEST FOR AN URGENT MEETING OF THE LEADERS OF ALL POLITICAL PARTIES REPRESENTED IN PARLIAMENT The above [...]

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2016 Municipal Election: A collective view arising out of a meeting held on between the UDM, EFF, COPE and UF: a guide to engage with the ANC and the DA

2016-10-28T19:44:43+02:00August 7th, 2016|2016 Archive, Democracy and electoral reform, Discussion Documents, Home, Political realignment|

INTRODUCTION The 2016 Municipal Election was a watershed for our country with the advent of a possible cooperation of political [...]

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