MAP16 Civic Movement

{{short description|Political party in South Africa}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Use South African English|date=November 2021}}

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The MAP16 Civic Movement (MAP16) is a minor South African political party. It was formed after sixteen African National Congress (ANC) local councillors from the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality were expelled by the ANC for voting to unseat the ANC mayor Vusi Tshabalala, who faced a number of corruption charges.

In the wake of the dismissals, by-elections were held in September 2018 in fifteen wards, and the expelled councillors stood as independents, winning back ten of the fifteen seats.{{Cite web |date=2019-08-29 |title=ANC loses 10 wards in Maluti-a-Phofung by-elections |url=https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/anc-loses-10-wards-in-maluti-a-phofung-by-elections/ |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. |language=en-US}}

MAP16 contested the 2021 Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality elections, winning twenty seats, while the ANC lost its majority, being reduced from 47 to 28 seats. Subsequently, MAP16 formed a coalition along with the Economic Freedom Fighters, Dikwankwetla Party, African Transformation Movement, African Independent Congress and the South African Royal Kingdoms Organization, supported by the Democratic Alliance and Freedom Front Plus, to take control of the municipality.{{Cite web |title=ANC kicked out of power in Maluti-a-Phufong as former councillors take over |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/anc-kicked-out-of-power-in-maluti-a-phufong-as-former-councillors-take-over-84a4a177-fa85-4a13-9e87-3c890ac1ebe0 |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-11-19 |title=DA in Maluti-A-Phofung worried about corruption, to deal with it in council |url=https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/da-in-maluti-a-phofung-worried-about-corruption-to-deal-with-it-in-council/ |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. |language=en-US}}