Income support
National policyProposes equalising all social grants at R2200 monthly, an April 2024 baseline.
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Independent South African National Civic Organisation
- Leader:
- Disputed: Dr Zukile Luyenge vs Bakoena Stephanie Ramosie
- Founded:
- 2020
- Contesting status unconfirmed
ISANCO presents itself as a civic movement rather than a conventional party, stressing 'communities at the centre of service delivery' and 'purposes over promises'. Its national '14 cardinal pillars' are broadly left-populist: a state bank, minimum living wages, land expropriation for those who use it, state pharmaceuticals, a R2,200 flat social grant and a subsidised township economy; it joined the opposition Multi-Party Charter in 2023.
Where the party stands today
In the 2021 local elections ISANCO won 12 council seats across 6 municipalities, mostly in the Eastern Cape (5), Mpumalanga (5) and the Free State (2).
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Not in your match scoreWhat else do they stand for?
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Policies and sources
Other recorded policies from Independent South African National Civic Organisation
Public transport
National policyProposes refurbishing freight rail through Transnet to move goods off roads.
Compare this issueSelected policies, not a full manifesto or ballot list. National policies are context, not powers a council can exercise on its own. Local plans can also need other agencies. Read dates and sources before deciding.
Headline pledges
Undated national platform: subsidise township businesses to sustain the township economy.
isanco.orgUndated national platform: introduce government-monitored manufacturing cooperatives.
isanco.orgUndated national platform: revitalise freight rail to reduce road damage and accidents.
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Where ISANCO stands
1 of 18 positions foundClean & accountable government
Top municipal jobs, like the city manager and the head of finance, should be filled by an independent panel. Political parties should have no say in who gets them.
No stated positionThe law should stop the municipality from raising rates and service charges (water, electricity, refuse) by more than inflation each year.
No stated position
Water, electricity & tariffs
Poor households should get more free water and electricity, even if better-off households pay more to cover it.
No stated position
Note: No opened 2026 candidate announcement, readable IEC entry, municipal manifesto or launch confirmed whether or where ISANCO will contest. Earlier Eastern Cape, Free State and Mpumalanga presence is not a certified 2026 footprint. The opened About page still names Dr S.B. Ramosie and presents national pillars referring to social grants from April 2024. The documents page contains only a civic-history document; the news page contains 2023 labour and Matjhabeng items, not a new platform. Q19 retains the baseline low-confidence inference, but 'importing businesses' does not explicitly identify foreign nationality and does not resolve permanent-resident rights. It should not be described as an explicit citizens-only policy. The About page has no publication date: source_date 2026-09-19 records this audit's actual access date only, not a 2026 publication or policy release. stale_confirmed is true to prevent treating the access date as a fresh manifesto. The unresolved leadership description is retained, not newly adjudicated.
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