Amalgamated Steve Tshwete (AST) — The Time For Unity Is Now

Who We Are

What We Stand For

Our founding principles — from the AST Constitution, Section 2.

📜 Read the full AST Manifesto 2026: The Time for Unity Is Now

Our Candidates — all 29 wards

An AST candidate in every ward of Steve Tshwete. Find yours — type a name, a ward number or your voting station. Tap a poster to see it full-size.

Join your ward on WhatsApp

Every ward has its own AST WhatsApp group. Choose your ward and your voting station, then press the green button — WhatsApp opens and takes you to your ward’s group.

1. Your ward

2. Your voting station

Our Leadership

The team leading AST into 4 November 2026.

Our Campaigns

The fights we are taking to every community.

Where We Stand

The six promises of our Manifesto 2026 — honest promises about what a municipality actually controls, each with what we do in the first 100 days and by the end of the first year.

📜 Read the full Manifesto 2026: what residents told us, and how you can check us

What We Say

Our catchphrases — straight off the posters. Every one is a promise.

Get Involved

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AST Members

Become a member — it is free, it takes two minutes, and members get AST's services free of charge. Log on any time with your member number (or cell number) and your PIN.

Title (if you want one) First name(s) Surname SA ID number (optional)Fills in your date of birth. It stays on your phone and is not sent to AST. Where do you vote? (your voting station)We find your ward from your voting station. Not sure? Choose your ward below. Your wardFinds your ward on your phone. Your location is not sent to AST or kept. Cell numberPOPIA: used only by AST to contact you. Never sold or shared. E-mail (if you have one)POPIA: used only by AST to contact you. Never sold or shared. Choose a PIN (4 to 6 numbers)

How AST protects your information (POPI Act)

Who: Amalgamated Steve Tshwete (AST), a political party registered with the IEC (Reference 2099), is responsible for your information.
What: your name, title, ward, cell number, e-mail (if you give it) and your PIN.
Why: to register you as a member, give you member services and contact you about AST. Membership of a party shows your political support, which the POPI Act treats as special personal information, so AST uses it only with your consent and only for party membership.
Who sees it: only the AST officials who need it. AST never sells it and never gives it to your employer or anyone else, unless the law requires it.
Your ID number (if you type it) stays on your phone: it only fills in your date of birth and is not sent.
Your location (if you tap Use my location) is used once, on your phone, to find your ward on the official ward map. It is not sent to AST or kept.
How long: while you are a member. Ask, and AST removes it.
Your rights: you may ask to see, correct or delete your information, or withdraw your consent, at any time through your ward candidate. You may also complain to the Information Regulator at inforegulator.org.za.

I consent to AST keeping and using my personal information, including my membership of AST, to register me as a member and to contact me about AST by SMS, WhatsApp or e-mail. I have read how AST protects my information under the POPI Act, and I can withdraw my consent at any time.