A left-wing pan-Africanist and socialist party formed on 5 September 2007 when Themba Godi and two PAC provincial legislators crossed the floor from the Pan Africanist Congress; like the PAC it appeals to 'Africanists, Pan Africanists and socialists'. Under Godi, who chaired Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts for 13 years, its local-government message centres on clean governance, anti-corruption and disciplined 'serve the people' leadership.
In the 2021 local elections the APC won 13 council seats across 11 municipalities, mostly in Limpopo (7), Mpumalanga (4) and the Eastern Cape (2).
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Its leader urged electing councillors on delivery record rather than party-imposed candidates.
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Fix basic services by replacing corrupt or poor leadership: 'those who can't manage public funds ... have no business being re-elected'.
Godi calls on voters to elect councillors who'll deliver services - SABC NewsPrioritise water supply and gravel roads in deep rural areas such as Bushbuckridge, where residents lack tap water despite a multi-billion-rand budget.
Godi calls on voters to elect councillors who'll deliver services - SABC NewsEnforce internal accountability by removing underperforming public representatives before their terms end.
Themba Godi Unveils APC Mayoral Candidates in Mpumalanga for LGE 2026 - Main NewsJoin coalitions in hung councils only where the coalition's governance programme addresses people's needs.
APC signals readiness for coalition governments - SABC NewsTop municipal jobs, like the city manager and the head of finance, should be filled by an independent panel. Political parties should have no say in who gets them.
The law should stop the municipality from raising rates and service charges (water, electricity, refuse) by more than inflation each year.
Poor households should get more free water and electricity, even if better-off households pay more to cover it.
The municipality should cut off water and electricity to anyone who does not pay their bill, including businesses and government departments.
Note: 2026 candidacy is confirmed by SABC's 15 August 2026 report of mayoral candidates for Bushbuckridge, Dr JS Moroka and Thembisile Hani, and EWN's Johannesburg candidate profile. The SABC Weekend View programme description also identifies Makhado, Greater Giyani and Ba-Phalaborwa as target municipalities. These are verified campaign locations, not an exhaustive IEC-certified list. North West and Eastern Cape were prospective next rollouts in Main News (17 August); exact municipalities there were not verified. The earlier stored claim of 58 municipalities in seven provinces was not independently reconfirmed. The 29 August Makhado launch was advertised by the radio programme https://omny.fm/shows/the-weekend-view-1/apc-and-pac-launch-their-election-manifestos-today; its displayed timestamp is 28 August 23:12, so the stored local launch date is retained with an announced-only qualifier. No full 2026 manifesto was located on the opened party website or in search results. The Gauteng candidate object now excludes Bushbuckridge, which is in Mpumalanga and whose nominee was not named in the opened report. Q17 retains only a low-confidence analogy from community healthcare workers, not municipal contract workers. The July Makhado water-crisis complaint at https://economy24.co.za/2026/07/apc-files-formal-complaint-about-makhado-water-crisis/ demands repairs and accountability but does not answer the quiz's tariff, ownership, arrears, metering or cross-subsidy choices.
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Start the quizWhere the municipality is failing at electricity, water or rubbish removal, it should pay private companies to run those services.
The municipality should cancel what poor households still owe on old water and electricity bills.
Every home should be put on prepaid electricity and water meters, including homes that now pay a monthly bill.
The municipality should buy electricity from private producers and from homes with solar panels, instead of only from Eskom.
When the municipality hands out contracts, it should stop giving black-owned businesses preference and choose only on price and ability to do the job.
Security guards, cleaners and other contract workers should become permanent municipal employees, even if that costs more than using private companies.
"APC highlights efforts to secure permanent government employment for community healthcare workers. Retained analogy only: these are not municipal security guards or cleaners."
Before giving anyone a house, a trading permit or a business licence, the municipality should check that they are in the country legally.
Only spaza shops and street traders with a licence should be allowed to trade. Those without one should be shut down.
Only South African citizens and permanent residents should be allowed to own or run spaza shops and street stalls.
When people occupy land or buildings illegally, they should be removed straight away, even if they have nowhere else to go.
The municipality should take over hijacked and abandoned buildings in the city centre and turn them into affordable housing.
Metro police should get more officers and the power to investigate crimes, not only handle traffic and by-laws.
The municipality should limit the hours taverns and bottle stores may sell alcohol, and close those next to schools and homes.
Renaming streets and public places after people from all of South Africa's history should carry on, even when it costs money and some residents object.