International Revelation Congress

International Revelation Congress
Women's League National President	Emily Masadi Teffu [1]
Founder	Thinawanga Mammba
Founded	2013
Ideology	Social conservatism Social welfare
National Assembly seats	0 / 400
Provincial Legislatures	0 / 430
Website
ircsa.org.za
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International Revelation Congress (IRC) is a Limpopo-based South African political party formed in 2013.

The party merged with Agang to contest the 2014 general election. After the problems in that party, it contested the 2016 municipal elections, aiming to rescue the Thulamela Local Municipality and govern with traditional leaders. It finished seventh in the municipality in 2016, and fifth in 2021, winning one seat on both occasions.^[2][3]

The party is socially conservative, is against same-sex marriage and in favour of the right to administer corporal discipline to children.^[4] It is against land expropriation without compensation, and wants to replace Black Economic Empowerment with economic empowerment based on poverty rather than race.^[5][6]

The party also states that it would deport what it describes as "illegal foreigners".^[7]

The party contested the 2019 general election, failing to win any seats.

Election results

National elections

Election	Total votes	Share of vote	Seats	+/–	Government
2019	4,247	0.02%	0 / 400	–	extraparliamentary

Provincial elections

Election[8]	Eastern Cape		Free State		Gauteng		Kwazulu-Natal		Limpopo		Mpumalanga		North-West		Northern Cape		Western Cape
	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats
2019	0.02%	0/63	-	-	0.02%	0/73	-	-	0.12%	0/49	0.04%	0/30	0.03%	0/33	0.03%	0/30	-	-

Municipal elections

Election	Votes	%
2016[9]	4,834	0.01%
2021[10]	10,936	0.04%

References

1. Lesleybarnard (7 March 2019). "Emily Masadi Tefu for president". Die Pos. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
2. DV (12 August 2016). "International Revelation Congress thanks all its supporters". Limpopo Mirror. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
3. "New political party plans to win in Vhembe". Capricorn Voice. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
4. "IRC Manifesto" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
5. Davis, Rebecca (25 March 2019). "2019 Elections: Crib-sheet for the political parties contesting the 2019 polls, Part Two". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
6. "Khakhathi Tshisikule slams expropriation without compensation". www.zoutnet.co.za. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
7. Mahlahla, Sesona (4 May 2019). "We will deport all illegal foreigners: IRC". SABC. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
8. "Results Dashboard". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
9. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
10. "Local Government Elections 2021 Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 16 December 2022.