Civic Warriors of Maruleng
{{short description|Political party in South Africa}}
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| founder = Mapampule Hendrick Shai
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The Civic Warriors of Maruleng (CWM) is a political party based in Limpopo, South Africa.
The party won three seats in Maruleng Local Municipality in the 2016 municipal local elections, running on a platform of rural development and combating crime and corruption.
The party has highlighted numerous acts of corruption in Maruleng.{{Cite web |url=http://www.swordentertainment.co.za/civic-warriors-of-maruleng-approaches-high-court-to-interdict-appointments/ |title=Civic Warriors of Maruleng approaches High Court to interdict appointments |last=says |first=mankwetlele wa Makgweeke |date=2018-06-10 |website=sword Entertainment |language=en-US |access-date=2019-04-25 |archive-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425163849/http://www.swordentertainment.co.za/civic-warriors-of-maruleng-approaches-high-court-to-interdict-appointments/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://letabaherald-epaper.products.caxton.co.za/wp-content/ftp/epaper_uploads/68/Hoedspruit_Herald/Hoedspruit_Herald-72.pdf |title=CWM submits memorandum of demands |last=Matome |first=Refilo |date=6 July 2018 |website=Letaba Herald-epaper |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425164349/https://letabaherald-epaper.products.caxton.co.za/wp-content/ftp/epaper_uploads/68/Hoedspruit_Herald/Hoedspruit_Herald-72.pdf |url-status=dead }} In January 2018, the Civic Warriors of Maruleng highlighted a case where the municipality was renting a single waste removal truck for R500 000 a month.{{Cite web |url=https://letabaherald.co.za/48555/under-resourced-municipality-pays-6-million-for-waste-removal/ |title=HOEDSPRUIT: Under resourced municipality pays R6million for waste removal |date=2018-01-26 |website=Letaba Herald |access-date=2019-04-25}}
It is contesting the 2019 general election in Limpopo province only.
Murder of Mapampole Hendrick Shai
Party president Mapampole Hendrick Shai was murdered outside Naphuno Magistrate’s Court in February 2017. He was to appear in court charged with taxi violence at the time, and it is believed the attack was an act of vengeance. Shai's cousin, Jeffrey Morema, stated that Shai was a committed community activist, and believed the murder was carried out by those "petrified of his new political party".{{Cite web |url=https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1418249/taxi-violence-suspect-dies-despicable-stabbing/ |title=Taxi violence suspect dies in 'despicable' stabbing |last=Matlala |first=Alex |website=The Citizen |date=6 February 2017 |language=en |access-date=2019-04-25}}
Election results
=Provincial elections=
{{election table}}
! rowspan=2 | Election{{Cite web |url=https://www.elections.org.za/NPEDashboard/app/dashboard.html |title=Results Dashboard| website=www.elections.org.za |access-date=2019-05-11}}
! colspan=2 | Eastern Cape
! colspan=2 | Free State
! colspan=2 | Gauteng
! colspan=2 | Kwazulu-Natal
! colspan=2 | Limpopo
! colspan=2 | Mpumalanga
! colspan=2 | North-West
! colspan=2 | Northern Cape
! colspan=2 | Western Cape
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! 2019
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| 0.14% || 0/49
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=Municipal elections=
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! Election
! Votes
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! 2016{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/402/Detailed%20Results/National.pdf | title=Results Summary - All Ballots | publisher=elections.org.za | accessdate=11 August 2016}}
| 8,536
| 0.02%
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