DA: MK party is not a real threat in KZN

Sithembiso Ngema, the DA provincial leader in KwaZulu-Natal, maintains that the MK party is not a significant threat to the DA's influence in the province. Despite the MK party's strong showing in early results, Ngema dismisses it as a chaotic and unorganized entity. The DA leader is confident that the DA will secure more than 60% of the vote in uMngeni Local Municipality, a victory which Ngema attributes to the DA's track record of delivering for the people.

Ngema also attributes the MK party's underperformance to their failure to present a viable manifesto and their reliance on the leadership of its founder, Jacob Zuma. Meanwhile, KZN DA chairperson Dean Macpherson claims that the MK party has underperformed in KZN compared to the 2024 election results. Macpherson points to the DA's success in uMngeni and other municipalities as evidence that the DA will be the dominant force in the province's local government.