The MK Party says it is ready to take over KwaZulu‑Natal as it lines up a new motion of no confidence against Premier Thami Ntuli, with support expected from the NFP and EFF. Here’s what the party plans to do. With the Government of Provincial Unity (GPU) in KwaZulu‑Natal and its R158-billion budget facing an uncertain future, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party chief whip in the legislature, Bonginkosi Mngadi, says his party is prepared to take the reins.
Should MK take over, the party’s main priority will be to improve service delivery, he said. “As the MKP, we are very clear… the people of KwaZulu-Natal are confronted with unemployment, poverty and crime. Those are the main things we will deal with,” he said.
Beyond these issues, the people of KZN are also grappling with water challenges (much like the rest of the country) and incomplete infrastructure projects, including roads. This, according to Mngadi, is an indication that the current government is failing and “taxpayers’ money is not utilised properly”. His remarks are partly supported by Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke, who said in March 2025 thatonly sevenof KwaZulu-Natal’s 54 municipalities achieved clean audits, while most recorded adverse, qualified or unqualified outcomes with findings.
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Maluleke said 90% of local government budgets in the province were spent unlawfully, pointing to widespread noncompliance and governance failures. The figures, however, were from 2023/24, and the current government claims it is working to help clean up spending in the province and its municipalities. The MK party has been trying take control of the province for more than a year, after it emerged as the biggest political party after the 2024 elections, winning 37 seats in the 80-seat KZN legislature, followed by the IFP, which won 15 seats, the ANC (14), the DA (11), the EFF (two) and the NFP (one).
Although the MK party had hoped for a decisive 50%+1 victory in KZN, its dispute over the election results delayed coalition negotiations and opened the door for the IFP, ANC, DA and NFP to form a governing coalition, with a total of 41 seats, leaving the MK party in the cold. In December 2025, the party’s attempt to oust Premier Thami Ntuli fell short in the legislature. Its motion of no confidence, supported by the EFF, was defeated when the NFP’s only MPL,Mbali Shinga, broke ranks and voted against it, leaving the motion without the majority needed to remove the premier.
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