Published by SAMNET on 22 May 2024, ahead of the 2024 national and provincial elections. Retained here as a record of the organisation’s published guidance at the time.
SAMNET received a great many calls asking who to vote for. SAMNET does not endorse, and does not exclude, any party. What it can do — and considers itself responsible for doing — is help people understand their choices.
So rather than a recommendation, the analysis produced a “maybe” and “maybe not” list, weighing values, experience and the arithmetic of strategic voting.
Maybes
In alphabetical order.
- AJP — Al Jama-ah
- AM4C — African Movement for Change
- ANC — African National Congress
- RISE — Rise Mzansi
Maybe Nots
- DA — Democratic Alliance
- ActionSA
- EFF — Economic Freedom Fighters
- MK — uMkhonto weSizwe
- PA — Patriotic Alliance
- IFP — Inkatha Freedom Party
- BOSA — Build One SA
- and others in the Moonshot Pact
Vote Responsibly. Educate Yourself.
A list is the shortest possible version of a long argument, and the short version is the one most likely to be forwarded without the reasoning attached. A fuller summary of how these assessments were reached was published alongside this one.
Whatever your choice, voting is critical. The 2024 national election may well have been the most important in a generation. We have to vote with our heads and our hearts.
This guidance was written for the 2024 national and provincial elections. For the local government elections now ahead, the first step is unchanged — see Voter Education for how to register or confirm your details.
Shared by the South African Muslim Network in the interest of political education, increased participation in the political process, and a better future for all. info@samnet.co.za