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Team Sugar South Africa

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Team Sugar
LeaderMusa Thwala
Split fromEconomic Freedom Fighters
National Assembly seats
0 / 400
NCOP seats
0 / 90
Provincial Legislatures
0 / 430

Team Sugar is a South African political party chiefly present in northern KwaZulu-Natal. It broke away from the Economic Freedom Fighters and was initially active as a labour and social movement focusing on factory worker rights.[1][2]

The party forms part of the governing coalition in Newcastle. Leader Musa Thwala was deputy mayor until being voted out by his colleagues in March 2024.[3]


Election results

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The party first contested the 2021 municipal elections, winning seven seats in the Newcastle Local Municipality, three seats in the Amajuba District Municipality and one in the Dannhauser Local Municipality.[1]

The party retained a ward seat in a Newcastle by-election after its coalition partner, the Inkatha Freedom Party, agreed to support its candidate.[4][5]


Municipal elections

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Election Votes %
2021[6] 27,722 0.09%

References

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  1. ^ a b Makhaye, Chris (6 March 2023). "POLITICAL NEWBIE: EFF breakaway party Team Sugar SA enjoys the taste of sweet success in northern KwaZulu-Natal". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Shock as new party that started a few months ago takes seats in Newcastle".
  3. ^ "Sweet taste of sugar turns sour for deputy mayor". Scrolla.Africa. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ "IFP pulls out of Newcastle by-elections to preserve ward for its coalition partner".
  5. ^ Sussman, Wayne (16 February 2023). "FEBRUARY BY-ELECTIONS: Team Sugar deals bittersweet blow to ANC as small local parties offer blueprint for staying relevant". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 14 March 2023.