Build_One_South_Africa
Build One South Africa
Political party in South Africa
Build One South Africa (BOSA), officially registered as Build One South Africa With Mmusi Maimane,[1] is a South African political party. It is led by Mmusi Maimane, the leader of the One SA Movement and the former leader of the Democratic Alliance. The deputy leader is Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster, founder and convener of the South African Women’s Commission. The chairperson of the party is the current Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Mkhuseli Jack. The party was launched on 24 September 2022 in Naledi, Soweto.[2]
The party is contesting the 2024 general election as an "umbrella organisation" for independent candidates.[3] Maimane will stand as the party's presidential candidate in the elections.[4]
The party contested its first by-election in October 2023, winning 1% of the vote in the ward one election in Sol Plaatje Local Municipality.[5]