The political party that demands a full month’s salary each year and 10% of gross salary each month

Former Build One South Africa (BOSA) Gauteng Member of the Provincial Legislature (MPL) Ayanda Allie said she left the party following a dispute over levies.

Last week, news broke that the BOSA Board of Directors had terminated her party membership following an internal disciplinary process.

BOSA charged Allie with breaching its Code of Conduct for public representatives after she failed to make her monthly financial contributions, also known as party levies.

Allie released a press statement confirming that tensions arose with party leadership when she declined to sign a Code of Conduct.

This Code of Conduct required her to donate one month’s salary to the party annually, plus an additional 10% of gross salary each month.

“After discussions, the policy was revised to remove the full month’s contribution and adjust the monthly amount to 10% of net salary. I then accepted and signed,” she said.

However, further issues emerged when she was informed that legislative funds meant for travel and constituency work would not be made available to her.

“As a result, I withheld the party levy from BOSA and instead used the resources to support the legislative and party-political community initiatives,” she said.

“During mediation, I was advised that I could request funding from the party for constituency activities going forward, so I agreed to commence paying the party levy.”

BOSA subsequently asked her to backpay levies for 2 years. In return, she requested reimbursement for expenses she had covered personally during the same period.

“We agreed to calculate and offset both amounts. No deadline was set, but while this process was underway, more misunderstandings arose,” she said.

The misunderstandings centred around mayoral candidacies, which ultimately led to a disciplinary hearing, she said.

“At the hearing, which was overseen by an independent chairperson, I admitted to withholding the party levy and explained my reasons,” she said.

“The chairperson ruled that my actions did not warrant dismissal, but the BOSA Board of Directors disagreed.”

Rather than appeal the sanction, she accepted that the party founders no longer wished for her to continue.

“I agreed with their assertion that our relationship had irreparably broken down,” Allie said in a press statement.