Rise Mzansi | |
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Abbreviation | RISE |
Leader | Songezo Zibi |
Chairperson | Vuyiswa Ramokgopa |
Spokesperson | Gugu Ndima |
Chief Organiser | Makashule Gana |
Head of Policy | Mandla Isaacs |
Deputy Chairperson | Cilna Steyn |
Founder | Songezo Zibi |
Founded | 19 April 2023 |
National Assembly | 2 / 400 |
National Council of Provinces | 0 / 90 |
Pan-African Parliament | 0 / 5 (South African seats) |
Provincial Legislatures | 1 / 487 |
Website | |
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Rise Mzansi (RISE) is a South African political party founded in April 2023. It is led by Songezo Zibi, a former newspaper editor and co-founder of the Rivonia Circle think tank. The party characterises their ideology as social democratic but has been defined elsewhere as neoliberal.[1]