uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party is flexing its muscles as political parties across South Africa engage in coalition government negotiations.
In Johannesburg, the party’s deputy leader, Duduzane Zuma, held talks with the African National Congress (ANC), where he told SABC News that they are building bridges with the view to deliver reliable services and to develop small towns into economic centres.
“Conversations are conversations. I think we should never shut down, build walls. We need to build bridges. Even though we may not agree, conversations are conversations. Conversations need to be had. I think as a society, as South Africans from all walks of life, we need to find common ground,” says Zuma.
Following last week’s municipal elections, MKP gained ground in Merafong City and Lesedi municipalities, in the West and East Rand respectively. The party did extremely well in most municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal.
Zuma further adds, “In material of how the discussions go, in material of how the negotiations go. The whole idea is to get over the line and to deliver services to the people. So, as long as you all find each other, the working conditions, the how, the when, that’ll sort itself out. But fundamentally, we all need to find each other.”