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'''Al Jama-ah''' ({{Lang-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]]
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In January 2023, Al Jama-ah's [[Thapelo Amad]] was chosen as [[Mayor of Johannesburg]] with the support of the [[African National Congress]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ramushwana |first=Alpha |title=Al Jama-ah's Thapelo Amad is Johannesburg's new mayor |url=https://ewn.co.za/2023/01/27/al-jama-ah-s-thapelo-amad-is-johannesburg-s-new-mayor |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=ewn.co.za |language=en}}</ref> He resigned in April and was replaced by fellow party member [[Kabelo Gwamanda]].
In 2024, the party retained its single seat in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament and gained an additional seat in the National Assembly, but claims that it turned down an offer from the African National Congress to participate in a Government of National Unity as it did not wish to be part of any coalition with the [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramushwana |first=Alpha |title=GNU Talks: Al Jama-ah turns down ANC, cites DA as hindrance |url=https://www.ewn.co.za/2024/06/10/gnu-talks-al-jama-ah-turns-down-anc-cites-da-as-hindrance |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=EWN |language=en}}</ref>
== Ideology and principles ==
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