African Congress for Transformation

The African Congress for Transformation (ACT) is a South African political party founded in August 2023 by former African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General, Premier of the Free State Ace Magashule, and fired Hawks boss Berning Ntlemeza.^[1][2]

African Congress for Transformation
Founder	Ace Magashule
Founded	August 2023
Split from	African National Congress
Ideology	Pan-Africanism African nationalism Democratic socialism
Political position	Left-wing
National Assembly seats	0 / 400
Provincial Legislatures	1 / 430
Website
actonline.org.za
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As of August 2023, Magashule faces a number of corruption charges, and was expelled from the ANC in June 2023.^[3] Ntlemeza's controversial reign^[4] as Hawks chief ended when he was fired from the Hawks by then Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula following a High Court ruling that Ntlemeza lacked integrity and was not fit to hold public office, after lying under oath in a matter about previous head Shadrack Sibiya.

ACT intended to contest the 2024 elections^[2] but failed to submit all of its lists in time, and will only be appearing in certain regions.^[5][6]

In January 2024, Magashule announced a "united front" and "amalgamation" between his party and the uMkhonto we Sizwe Party.^[7]

Election results

National Assembly elections

Election	Party leader	Total votes	Share of vote	Seats	+/–	Government
2024	Ace Magashule	18,354	0.11%[a]	0 / 400	New	Extra-parliamentary

1. From 2024, seats in the National Assembly are determined by a combination of the national ballot, and the nine regional ballots. Only the national ballot figures are shown here.

Provincial elections

Election[8]	Eastern Cape		Free State		Gauteng		Kwazulu-Natal		Limpopo		Mpumalanga		North-West		Northern Cape		Western Cape
	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats
2024	0.06	0/73	1.83	1/30	0.06	0/80							0.18	0/38	0.11	0/30