BOSA in talks with other parties on possible consolidation: Maimane

Build One South Africa leader Dr. Mmusi Maimane addresses a media briefing in Rosebank, Johannesburg on August 22, 2025.

Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Dr. Mmusi Maimane says the party is in talks with a number of parties on possible consolidation, ahead of next year’s Local Government Elections.

Maimane says that BOSA has learned through previous elections that the fragmentation of multiple political entities at the local level do not serve citizens.

He was speaking at a briefing in Rosebank, Johannesburg on Thursday where he also updated the media on the tensions within the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the National Dialogue.

Maimane says, “When you look at the potential of the aggregation, the sum of the parts, there’s a risk that the dark horse that comes from this side, with just a few votes extra which we could have beaten if we clubbed together, wins the ward and we strike. It’s a tactical response to say you don’t want elements of populists, who are constitutionalists, winning via the backdoor.”