ARM.JBS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN DURBAN: “We Choose Action, Not Talk”

By Siphumelele Msomi

The African Restoration Movement – ARM.JBS was officially launched in Durban on Saturday, marking what the party called the start of a new era of service-driven politics in South Africa.

Led by NEC President Nokwanda Mdunge Mpotshana, ARM.JBS made it clear that its focus will be on delivery, not division.
“We are not going to be a podium where we are criticising other political parties. We are a vehicle to serve the people of South Africa. We are a vehicle that are going to take actions, not talk.”

President Mpotshana pledged to lead with humility and accountability, and stressed that the strength of ARM.JBS will come from its branches and members. She called on South Africans to build the movement from the ground up.

The party outlined job creation, skills development, and economic revival as immediate priorities. This includes reviving small-scale agriculture to make it attractive to youth through partnerships like those with India.

On housing, President Mpotshana said access to a home restores dignity and remains central to the party’s mission.
“Our economy cannot prosper when millions of our people remain unemployed… Having a house restores your dignity. And this is why we are here to restore all that.”

The launch ended with a call to recruit members and take the message of action into communities.