Floyd Shivambu said the first national convention demonstrated that Afrika Mayibuye movement had firm national support. Afrika Mayibuye Movement leader and former EFF heavyweightFloyd Shivambusays his party is “here to stay” and will contest the 2026 local government elections with the aim of winning outright majorities across the country. This comes after the party recently overhauled its national leadership structure following a number of high-profile exits.
Shivambu spoke on Sunday in Soweto, Johannesburg, where the party concluded its inaugural National Convention, held from December 5 to 7, 2025. “This National Convention consolidated the foundational documents of our organisation – the Constitution, the Restoration Manifesto – as well as key policy discussions from the commissions and plenary sessions,” he said. “We are an organisation about reaffirming the dignity of African people, black people and all the people of South Africa.” He said existing political parties lacked the will or capacity to change the lives of ordinary citizens. “All the existing political formations have no willingness, no capacity, no determination and no possibility to change the lives of our people,” he said.
