By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The Afrika Mayibuye Movement (AMM) president Floyd Shivambu is confident in the capabilities of the reconfigured leadership, saying the change was necessary.
Shivambu was speaking at a press conference in Soweto on 3 December 2025.
He said the movement had conducted a review of its leadership and concluded that significant changes were necessary to take it forward in its efforts to bring about the total liberation of the African people.
He indicated that despite multiple resignations, the movement will continue in its mandate and reaffirmed the party’s commitment to clean governance, adding that the party will use its founding document as a guiding principle.
“We convene this presser in Soweto, Johannesburg, a cradle of resistance in pursuit of freedom. We are here to reaffirm our commitment to the total emancipation of the African people. At the outset, we reaffirm our new leadership structure that will guide our movement through struggles and challenges,” he said.
Shivambu said he is confident in the capabilities of the reconfigured leadership as the party forges ahead with the realisation of its objectives, saying all the new leaders embody the spirit and the guiding principles of the party.
The reconfiguration follows hot on the heels of an exodus of former first deputy president Robert Nwedo and two Deputy Secretaries who resigned from the party recently, with Shivambu having recently accused some of those who have left of having failed in executing their duties.
He said changes were about building a capable team ahead of the party’s inaugural national convention this weekend.
The event, to be held at the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus, comes amid growing scrutiny of the movement’s stability, just months after its launch in September 2025.
According to Shivambu, the gathering marks a defining moment shaping the movement’s ideological direction, organisational character, and generational mission. It is also a pivotal step in charting a new, people-centred future for South Africa.
Shivambu has claimed rapid growth, boasting structures in all nine provinces and alliances with workers, youth, women, and faith groups.