National People's Ambassadors | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary | Andile Hlatshwayo |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Ideology | Anti-capitalism Anti-imperialism Internationalism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National Assembly seats | 0 / 400 |
| Provincial Legislatures | 0 / 430 |
| Website | |
| www | |
TheNational People's Ambassadors (NPA) is a South African political party formed in 2015. It describes itself as a "radical, left, anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist movement with an internationalist outlook”, and wishes to nationalise mines and banks.
In 2016, general secretary Andile Hlatshwayo laid charges of high treason against theEconomic Freedom FightersJulius Malema.[1]
Also in 2016, the party attempted to organise a strike in theAlfred Duma Local Municipality, aiming to shut all 36 wards in the municipality. The strike was called off after the NPA failed to meet the legal requirements.[2]
The party contested the2019 general election, failing to win any seats, and receiving the fewest votes of all 48 parties contesting nationally.
In January 2024, party leader Nathi Mthethwa announced that he had joined theUmkhonto we Sizwe party.[3]
| Election | Total votes | Share of vote | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,979 | 0.01% | 0 / 400 | – | extraparliamentary |
| Election[4] | Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | Kwazulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | North-West | Northern Cape | Western Cape | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
| 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.04% | 0/80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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