By Thapelo Molefe
Former Build One South Africa (BOSA) Gauteng MPL Ayanda Allie says the party demanded she pay two years’ worth of outstanding levies before expelling her following a long-running dispute over party finances and constituency funding.
BOSA announced last week that it had terminated Allie’s membership following an internal disciplinary process that began in July 2025.
The party said it had made repeated efforts through engagement, consultation and mediation to resolve the matter but there was no viable basis for doing so. It also said Allie had been afforded an opportunity to appeal the Board’s decision but chose not to do so, making her expulsion final.
In a statement posted to her X account on Monday, Allie gave her account of the dispute, saying it stemmed from disagreements over party salary levies, constituency funding and the disciplinary process that ultimately led to her dismissal.
She said the fallout began when she refused to sign a code of conduct requiring public representatives to donate an entire month’s salary to the party every year, in addition to paying 10% of their gross monthly salary.
“After discussions, the policy was revised to remove the full month’s contribution and adjust the monthly amount to 10% of my net salary, which I then accepted and signed,” Allie said.
She claimed relations with the party worsened after she was told 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 for which I took an oath,” she said.
Allie said she later agreed to resume paying the monthly levy after mediation, when she was informed she could apply to the party for funding for constituency work.
However, she alleged BOSA then demanded that she pay two years of outstanding levies while she requested reimbursement for expenses she had personally covered during the same period.
“BOSA subsequently asked me to back pay two years of levies, and I in exchange requested reimbursement for expenses that I had covered personally during the same period. We agreed to calculate and offset both amounts,” she said.
According to Allie, the process was still under way when disagreements over mayoral candidacies led to disciplinary action.
She said she admitted withholding the levy during the disciplinary hearing and explained her reasons, but claimed the independent chairperson found that dismissal was not an appropriate sanction.
“The chairperson ruled that my actions did not warrant dismissal, but the BOSA Board of Directors disagreed,” she said.
Rather than appealing the board’s decision, Allie said she accepted that the relationship between herself and the party had irretrievably broken down.
“Rather than appeal the sanction by the Board, I accepted that the party founders no longer wished for me to continue and agreed with their assertion that our relationship had irreparably broken down,” she said.
Despite the fallout, Allie thanked BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane, deputy leader Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster, party members and voters for the opportunity to serve in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
“I remain dedicated to contributing to the progress of our nation and wish BOSA well in their effort to do the same,” she said.
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