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  • Registered for national and selected provincial elections »

    • Christian Democratic Party (National, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal)
      rudi@cdp.org.za
    • Employment Movement of South Africa (National and Western Cape)
      Tel: (021) 685 4108
    • Minority Front (National and KwaZulu-Natal)
      Tel: (031) 404 1993
    • Nasionale Aksie (National, Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, North West, Western Cape)
      Tel: (012) 335 9900
    • New Labour Party (National and Western Cape)
      Tel: (021) 487 1808
    • Peace and Justice Congress (National, Gauteng, Western Cape)
      Tel: (021) 671 0786
    • Socialist Party of Azania (National, Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga)
      Tel: (011) 337 0587 or
      (011) 9864 3426

  • Registered for selected provincial elections »

    • Africa Muslim Party (Western Cape)
      Tel: (021) 981 3032
    • Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity (Limpopo)
      Tel: (021) 403 3892
    • Black People's Convention (Gauteng)
      Tel: (041) 485 3913
    • Cape People's Congress (Western Cape and Northern Cape)
      Tel: 083 547 6798
    • Dikwankwetla Party (Free State)
      Tel: 082 335 0289
    • Economic Freedom Movement (Gauteng)
      info@efm.org.za
    • Green Party of South Africa (Western Cape)

    • Independent African Movement (KwaZulu-Natal)
      Tel: (033) 347 2032
    • Izwi Lethu Party (KwaZulu-Natal)
      Tel: (031) 773 0573
    • Moderate Independent Party (Western Cape)
    • Pro-death Penalty Party (Gauteng)
      Tel: (011) 893 3562
    • Royal Loyal Progress (KwaZulu-Natal)
      Tel: (034) 312 3762
    • Universal Party (Western Cape)
      Tel: 021 387 3713
    • Ximoko Party (Limpopo)
      Tel: (015) 812 3718

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See the official IEC Elections Results.

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