‘Agang’ has been founded by Mamphela Ramphele, a former World Bank Managing Director.

A new political party was over the weekend launched in South Africa to challenge President Jacob Zuma's African National Congress, ANC, BBC reported. Agang, which means ‘build,’ has made tackling corruption and improving education as two of its main goals.

The new party’s stated aim, according to the founder, is also to galvanise South Africans to build on the democratic foundations left by former President Nelson Mandela and other anti-Apartheid leaders. Speaking earlier this year, Ramphele alleged that corruption, nepotism and patronage had become the hallmarks of the conduct of many people in the Public Service.

Mamphela Ramphele told supporters in Pretoria at the launch that the ANC could not be trusted to run the economy. She has spoken about the possibility of forging coalitions with other parties, and analysts say the most obvious candidate is the Democratic Alliance, DA; South Africa's official opposition.

Mamphela Ramphele is a former World Bank Managing Director and partner of murdered anti-Apartheid activist, Steve Biko. Before the June 22, 2013 party launch, retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu, described her as a brave and principled leader, alleging that the integrity of South African politics of the 1990s had largely been surrendered on the altar of power and wealth.