Rise Mzansi | |
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| Abbreviation | RISE |
| Leader | Songezo Zibi |
| Chairperson | Vuyiswa Ramokgopa |
| Spokesperson | Tebogo Moalusi |
| Chief Organiser | Makashule Gana |
| National Coordinator | Esther Padi |
| Head of Policy | Mandla Isaacs |
| Deputy Chairperson | Cilna Steyn |
| Civic Alliances Coordinator | Irfaan Mangera |
| Founder | Songezo Zibi |
| Founded | 19 April 2023 |
| National Assembly | 2 / 400 |
| National Council of Provinces | 0 / 90 |
| Pan-African Parliament | 0 / 5 (South African seats) |
| Provincial Legislatures | 1 / 487 |
| Website | |
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Rise Mzansi (RISE) is a South African political party founded in April 2023. It is led by Songezo Zibi, a former newspaper editor and co-founder of the Rivonia Circle think tank. The party characterises their ideology as social democratic but has been defined elsewhere as neoliberal.[1]