New political party, RISE Mzansi Songezo Zibi wants to rebuild a non-racial democracy in South Africa

Songezo Zibi is a former newspaper editor and political commentator who was the chairperson of the Rivonia Circle, a platform that drew inspiration and courage from the Rivonia Trialists. He will need courage in the robust and sometimes even violent political world he is entering. Zibi comes from a tiny rural village called Mqanduli in the Eastern Cape that he calls one of the unseen communities of the country, where people have never had piped water or flush toilets and who live in fear of crime in the dark. He told BizNews that RISE Mzansi would soon register as a political party but that it wants to be more than that. South Africa's newest political leader envisages a non-racial movement, and the RISE Mzansi's national leadership Collective will soon embark on a series of town hall meetings nationwide to shape a People's Manifesto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices