Johannesburg
Lukhona Mnguni
A new leader ready to restore the dignity of Joburg.
Lukhona Mnguni is ready to stand with and serve the residents of Johannesburg.
Read more about Lukhona and his plan to make Joburg a clean and safe city for all.Your city is not
beyond fixing.
RISE Mzansi is contesting every metro in the 2026 Local Government Elections. Water, lights, refuse, roads — the things a municipality is actually for.
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- Metros contested
- 4 468
- Wards nationally
- 26.3m
- Registered voters
Before anything else
Check that you're registered to vote.
You can only vote in the ward you're registered in. It takes about a minute to check on the IEC's website, and it is the single most useful thing you can do today.
Who you'd be voting for
Our mayoral candidates
Tshwane
Sarah Mabotsa
Grounded, capable, and committed to restoring the City of Tshwane.
Sarah Mabotsa, the current MMC of Economic Development and Spatial Planning in the City of Tshwane, has always been a leader who cares about the people of the city.
Read more about Sarah and her plan to clean up Tshwane.
Cape Town
Brett Herron
Committed to building an equal and just Cape Town.
A seasoned public representative and lawyer by profession, Brett brings with him a wealth of governance experience.
Read more about Brett and his plan to make Cape Town an equal and just city for all its residents.Already in office
Our current representatives
RISE Mzansi's national leadership — the people already doing the work in Parliament, in the provinces and in the party.
National Leader
Songezo Zibi
Chairperson of SCOPA
Born in Mqanduli, Eastern Cape, Songezo is an author of two books: Raising the Bar: Hope and Renewal in South Africa (2015) and Manifesto.
National Chairperson
Vuyiswa Ramokgopa
Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Agriculture and Rural Development
Vuyiswa (née Mutshekwane) is an experienced entrepreneur and business leader.
National Organiser
Makashule Gana
Member of Parliament
A highly accomplished South African political organiser and activist with over two decades of experience in formal politics.
Take part
Get involved in our campaign.
Watch
In our own words.
Interviews, podcasts and announcements — the arguments in full, not clipped into a soundbite.
The RISE Mzansi Podcast — Vuyiswa Ramokgopa
RISE Mzansi
Is Brett Herron the DA's biggest hater?
Politically Aweh
Is RISE Mzansi still rising? Getting Brutally Honest with Songezo Zibi
The Brutally Honest Channel
We are recruiting
Every ward we contest needs a candidate.
You do not need political experience. You need to be trusted where you live, and willing to do the unglamorous work of a ward councillor for five years.