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MK Party takes aim at ANC stronghold

Mail & Guardian · 21 August 2026 at 00:10

MK Party takes aim at ANC stronghold

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) is strategically targeting the Eastern Cape, a traditional ANC stronghold, to weaken the governing party and reduce its national support by the 2029 elections.

This move capitalizes on the ANC's ongoing leadership crisis and court challenges in the province.

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