{
  "id": 18311741,
  "title": "Duduzane Zuma confident of MK party victories: ‘We’re shaking, we are baking… The champagne is on ice’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/duduzane-zuma-confident-of-mk-party-victories-were-shaking-we-are",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T12:53:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/elections/duduzane-zuma-on-mk-party-victories/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Duduzane Zuma, Deputy President of the MK party, expressed confidence in the party's prospects as early election results began to emerge for the 2026 local government elections. Speaking at the Results Operations Centre (ROC), Zuma dismissed reports of internal instability, suggesting that the party's recent leadership reshuffle was a deliberate strategy to ensure accountability. When confronted about allegations regarding tight control over candidate nominations and inadequate vetting, Zuma maintained that such matters were being handled internally and dismissed any outside criticism. He emphasized that organizational concerns would remain confidential, while stating that they were \"shaking, baking, moving, and grooving,\" signaling a proactive and dynamic approach. Zuma confirmed that leadership changes would be a regular part of the party's governance model, citing his father, Jacob Zuma, as an example of a leader who effectively used reshuffling to strengthen his administration. He clarified that elected positions would belong to the party, not individual incumbents, ensuring that any shortcomings would result in the individual losing their seat. Reflecting on the party's exclusion from governing KwaZulu-Natal after the 2024 elections, Zuma remained optimistic about the current results, particularly in the eThekwini metro, and indicated readiness to negotiate with other parties that share the MK party's vision for socio-economic transformation should coalition-building become necessary. While acknowledging that the party had not yet secured a majority, Zuma insisted that the \"champagne was on ice,\" but expressed quiet confidence that the party's prospects were promising with ongoing vote counting.",
  "summary": "MK party Deputy President Duduzane Zuma boasts that the party is \"shaking, baking, moving and grooving\" as early election returns trickle in.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}