Xiluva

Xiluva (from the Tsonga word meaning "flower") is a South African political party launched in March 2023 by former ActionSA Gauteng provincial chairperson, and former Executive Mayor of the Midvaal Local Municipality for the Democratic Alliance, Bongani Baloyi.

Xiluva
President	Bongani Baloyi
Founder	Bongani Baloyi
Founded	March 30, 2023; 18 months ago (2023-03-30)
Split from	ActionSA
Ideology	Communitarianism
Website
xiluva.org.za
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Formation

On 13 March 2023, Bongani Baloyi, who had been the provincial chairperson of ActionSA in Gauteng since May 2022, resigned from the party, after he had a fallout with party president Herman Mashaba over Mashaba's intention to remove him as provincial chairperson and appoint him as national spokesperson.^[1][2] Baloyi, then together with former ActionSA caucus leader in the Ekurhuleni, Tlhogi Moseki, announced the formation of Xiluva, which translates to "flower" in Xitsonga, at a press briefing in Johannesburg on 30 March 2023.^[3] Baloyi said that the party was founded on the principles of ubuntu, multiracialism and family values and aims to attract people between the ages of 18 and 48.^[4][5]

The party was officially registered with Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa in July 2023, and Baloyi said that the party intends on contesting the 2024 national and provincial elections.^[6] In late-July 2023, Moseki, who had been serving as the party's national chairperson, resigned from the party after he had a fallout with Baloyi and joined Abel Tau's The Transformation Alliance party.^[7]

Election results

National Assembly elections

Election	Party leader	Total votes	Share of vote	Seats	+/–	Government
2024	Bongani Baloyi	2,592	0.02%[lower-alpha 1]	0 / 400	New	Extra-parliamentary

1. From 2024, seats in the National Assembly are determined by a combination of the national ballot, and the nine regional ballots. Only the national ballot figures are shown here.

Provincial elections

Election[8]	Gauteng
	%	Seats
2024	0.02%	0/80

Deregistration

The party failed to win any seats in the 2024 South African general election. In September 2024, Baloyi announced that he was joining MK and that he would be deregistering Xiluva.^[9]

References

1. "Bongani Baloyi resigns from ActionSA - eNCA". www.enca.com. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
2. Khumalo, Juniour. "UPDATE | Bongani Baloyi ditches ActionSA citing trust issues with Mashaba". News24. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
3. "Bongani Baloyi forms his own political party Xiluva". SABC News. 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
4. Ditabo, Malaika. "Ex-ActionSA Gauteng chairperson Bongani Baloyi launches new party". News24. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
5. Lekabe, Thapelo (2023-03-30). "Bongani Baloyi set to start a new political party called Xiluva". The Citizen. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
6. Ditabo, Malaika. "Xiluva will be on the 2024 ballot, says Bongani Baloyi". News24. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
7. "Xiluva's Baloyi details fallout with Moseki, who claims party boss is an 'ANC stooge'". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
8. "NPE Results Dashboard 2024". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
9. "Bongani Baloyi becomes a member of the MK Party". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.