Party profile
RISE
RISE MSANZI
Party leader
Songezo Zibi
Founded
April 19 2023
About the party
Founded on 19 April 2023 after nearly two years of cross-sector consultations, Rise Mzansi is led by Songezo Zibi, a former newspaper editor and co-founder of the Rivonia Circle think-tank. The party aims to fix "broken politics" and rebuild a safe, prosperous, equal, and united South Africa. After debuting in the May 2024 elections winning two seats in the National Assembly and one in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. Rise Mzansi will contest its first local government election on 4 November 2026.
2026 manifesto
Read the RISE's 2026 Local Government Election manifesto:
This party has not published a manifesto yet.
