Joint Media Statement by the DA, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, ACDP, ISANCO, UIM, SNP, UCDP, Ekhethu and UNP

DATE: 1 February 2024
RELEASE: Immediate
Today, 1 February 2024, the eleven parties to the Multi-Party Charter For South Africa have come together to hold a Joint Registration Event at the Johannesburg City Hall, to encourage all eligible voters to use the upcoming registration weekend of 3-4 February to register so that they can vote for change in the 2024 general election later this year.
We appeal especially to young people to register. Young people have the most to gain but also the most to lose in 2024. Only if they are registered can they use the power of their vote to choose a better future for themselves – a future based on the Multi-Party Charter’s vision of a new government to build a just, inclusive and prosperous South Africa based on opportunity, freedom and security for all its citizens.
The 2024 election is the one time that power lies in the hands of the people rather than in the hands of politicians. 2024 is the one time that ordinary South Africans can bring the change they want to see – peacefully at the ballot box. But they can only bring that change if they are registered to vote. The future is literally in your hands.
This opportunity to bring in a new government that can get South Africa moving forward again may not come again in 2029. It is unlikely that the ANC will respect the rules of democracy once they are no longer assured of winning elections. Much like ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe, the ANC will find ways to steal the vote to stay in power, just like they have stolen so many other things from South Africa. So, 2024 is the nation’s golden opportunity to install a new government and get rid of the ANC