Al Jama-ah: Difference between revisions

'''Al Jama-ah''' ({{Lang-Langx|ar|الجماعة}}, {{Literally|the Congregation}}) is a South African political party. It was formed in 2007 by present leader [[Ganief Hendricks]] and contested the [[2009 South African general election|2009]], [[2014 South African general election|2014]], [[2019 South African general election|2019]] and [[2024 South African general election|2024]] national elections.<ref>{{Cite web

Party leader Hendricks admitted to having travelled to [[Malawi]] to meet fugitive prophet [[Shepherd Bushiri]], a wanted man who fled South Africa following charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to over R100 million as well as charges of rape and sexual assault.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramushwana |first=Alpha |title=Al Jama-ah leader reveals party received a prophecy from Bushiri on its poll performance |url=https://www.ewn.co.za/2024/06/03/al-jama-ah-leader-reveals-party-received-a-prophecy-from-bushiri-on-its-poll-performance |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=EWN |language=en}}</ref> Hendricks returned from Malawi with a prophetic prediction from Bushiri, indicating the party's electoral support would increase. Hendricks told Newzroom Afrika that the party expected one million votes after Bushiri advised his three million congregants to vote for Al Jama-ah.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zszpFPrCDD4 |title=Al Jama-ah gunning for a million votes |date=2024-05-27 |last=Newzroom Afrika |access-date=2024-06-15 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The party went on to only receive about [[Results of the 2024 South African general election|39 ,000 votes]] on the national ballot.