WELCOME TO

CHANGE STARTS NOW

The CHANGE STARTS NOW movement connects our people – as citizens, communities and constituencies – to achieve the South Africa we want and deserve.
We all have the constitutional right to live safely, with dignity and freedom. We also have the responsibility to make this happen.
It's decision time. We can continue along the same path as before, with more and more problems. Or we can take the change line and create a new society for all our people.
Choose change. Choose Change Starts Now.
We want 2024 to be a new start for South Africa. We invite all citizens to join us in making change happen. CHANGE STARTS NOW.

POSITIVE CHANGE STARTS NOW,
AND IT STARTS WITH US,
THE PEOPLE

The CHANGE STARTS NOW movement wants you to be a part of our journey to a better South Africa. Together, we will build a society based on human rights, justice, equality, transparency, and accountability.

Our pledge

We all know what the problems are. We all know what we need to fix.
Change Starts Now will start by:

Our Plan

We are going to:

THE TEAM

Roger Jardine

Movement Leader

Roger is a proud South African father. A former political activist who has worked in the public service and subsequently established himself as an accomplished businessman.

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Murphy Morobe

Campaign Director

Murphy’s history includes arrests and imprisonment, including his confinement on Robben Island in 1979. He played a crucial role in international advocacy against the Apartheid regime.

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Frederik De Ridder

Deputy Campaign Director

Erik has extensive experience in private-sector funding; financial strategy; operations and SME developmental finance.

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Pravienna Naidoo

Campaign Manager

Pravienna has worked as a social development and political activist for more than four decades. She has strong policy drafting, research, facilitation and project management skills.

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Ross Jennings

Research Manager

Ross has been involved in applied social research for over thirty years – in civil society, the public and private sectors and within academia.

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Mark Heywood

Political Strategy Principal

Mark is a human rights and social justice activist. He has worked tirelessly on campaigns focusing on HIV, education, anti-corruption and Covid19.

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Aslam Dasoo

Political Desk

Aslam is a medical doctor and seasoned civic, political, and trade union activist with extensive health and public policy experience.

Moipone Mankhala Molotlhanyi

Chief of Staff to Roger Jardine

Moipone is a public policy, external affairs, and government relations expert with over twelve years of experience.

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Nicole Fritz

Lead Political Counsel

Nicole is a globally respected human rights lawyer, lecturer, and strategic director with an outstanding history of striving for egalitarianism and fighting for minority rights.

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