#Hope4SA | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | #HOPE4SA |
| President | John Mathuhle |
| Deputy President | Rooies Strauss |
| Founded | 10 January 2024; 15 months ago (2024-01-10) |
| Ideology | Christian right Social conservatism |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Website | |
| https://www.hope4sa.org.za/ | |
#Hope4SA is a South Africanpolitical party established by John Mathuhle inBloemfontein in January 2024.[1][2]
#Hope4SA is a Christian political party, and is anti-abortion, against same-sex marriage, in favour of Christian religious education in state schools, and is pro-Israel.[3][4][5][6]
The party is an offshoot of Time2Rise, which describes itself as a movement, beyond the realm of party politics. FormerChief Justice of South AfricaMogoeng Mogoeng spoke at a Time2Rise event in 2023, stating that he would some day become South Africa's president, without contesting through an electoral process.[7]
The party stood candidates in the2024 South African general election but did not win any seats.
| Election | Total votes | Share of vote | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27,206 | 0.17%[a] | 0 / 400 | New | Extra-parliamentary |
| Election[8] | Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | Kwazulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | North-West | Northern Cape | Western Cape | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
| 2024 | 0.22 | 0/80 | 0.44 | 0/30 | ||||||||||||||