The Ubuntu Party was a minor South African political party founded in 2012 by author and songwriter Michael Tellinger.[1] Based on the principles of Ubuntu Contributionism, the party espouses Tellinger's pseudolegal ideas.[2]
Ubuntu Party | |
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| Leader | Michael Tellinger |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Dissolved | c. 2020 |
| Ideology | Ubuntu |
| Website | |
| www.ubuntuparty.org.za | |
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The party aimed to introduce 100% employment by closing down the South African Reserve Bank and replacing it with a people's bank that will grant interest-free home-loans, fund massive public works, and provide free electricity as Eskom, the state-owned electricity utility, is owned by the people of South Africa.[3] They also plan to eliminate the necessity for government altogether.
The party took part in the 2014 General Election at a national level.[4] Second on their list of candidates was Stephen Goodson,[4][5] leader of the Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party, a former director of the South African Reserve Bank and controversial for his holocaust denial.[6]
In a 2020 social media post, the party noted it was no longer active in politics and had not contested an election since 2016.[7]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014[8] | 8,234 | 0.04% | 0 |
| Election | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016[9] | 2,752 | 0.01% |
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