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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane said a planned merger with the GOOD Party and Rise Mzansi failed because of legal technicalities.<\/p>\n

He said a merger of three parties, which are all represented in the National Assembly, would have been illegal.<\/p>\n

The three parties had earlier announced their intention to contest 2026’s local government elections under the “Unite for Change” banner, but decided against the move until after the polls.<\/p>\n

In October, BOSA, Rise Mzansi and the GOOD Party indicated their intention to contest the local government elections under one banner.<\/p>\n

But just five months later, the parties have reconsidered their decision and will contest individually.<\/p>\n

Maimane said the planned consolidation couldn’t materialise because of the lack of a legal framework.<\/p>\n

He added that voters would be more familiar with the existing party brands, just six months from the polls.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen parties are elected to go to the National Assembly, as is the case with Rise and GOOD, there is no legal framework upon which you can merge them into a single structure. It would be as a start, let alone illegal, it then becomes impractical.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maimane has since announced another merger with the People’s Prosperity Movement (PPM), which will be absorbed into BOSA structures and will contest under the party’s banner.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane said a planned merger with the GOOD Party and Rise Mzansi failed because of legal technicalities. He said a merger of three parties, which are all represented in the National Assembly, would have been illegal. 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