Following the 2014 South African general election, the party's leader Magwaza-Msibi was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Science and Technology.

Magwaza-Msibi was not reappointed to the cabinet and resigned as an MP on 20 June 2019, citing her intention to rebuild the party.

[8] A party conference elected Ivan Rowan Barnes as president and Teddy Thwala as secretary-general in December 2023.

[11] A number of small parties have broken away from the NFP, including the Abantu Batho Congress, the African People's Movement, formed by former chairperson Vikizitha Mlotshwa, and the National People's Front, formed by former national deputy chairperson Bheki Gumbi.

[16] Former NFP member of parliament Munzoor Shaik Emam joined the Allied Movement for Change and took over as party leader.