Politics · Other · 6 hrs ago
DA urges eThekwini voters to back it over smaller parties
The DA is urging eThekwini voters not to back smaller parties, saying this could help the MK Party take control of the metro.
EThekwini is KwaZulu-Natal’s only metro, and the contest is part of the 4 November local government elections.
A Sabi Strategy Group poll puts the MK Party at 43% support, the DA at 30% and the ANC at 11%.
An Ipsos poll gives the MK Party a bigger lead, with 55% compared with 17% for the DA, 10% for the ANC and 6% for the IFP.
The DA says only a party large enough to qualify for the executive committee can take part in electing a mayor, and argues that smaller parties cannot meet that threshold.
The MK Party is contesting municipal elections for the first time since it was formed in 2023, after becoming the largest party in KwaZulu-Natal in the 2024 provincial and national elections.
Voters will choose the metro’s next leaders on 4 November, but the polls offer different estimates of the parties’ support.
The DA has urged eThekwini voters not to support smaller parties, saying this could help the MK Party take control of the metro.
DA KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Dean Macpherson said the DA was the only party large enough to challenge the MK Party.
A Sabi Strategy Group poll put the MK Party at 43% support, the DA at 30% and the ANC at 11% in eThekwini.
An Ipsos poll instead put the MK Party at 55%, the DA at 17%, the ANC at 10% and the IFP at 6%.
The municipal elections are scheduled for 4 November.
- Who
- The DA, represented by KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Dean Macpherson, is urging voters to back it.
- What
- The party says voters should not “waste” votes on smaller parties. It argues that the DA is the only party able to stop the MK Party from taking control of eThekwini.
- When
- Before the municipal elections scheduled for 4 November.
- Where
- eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.
- Why
- The DA says votes for smaller parties could help the MK Party take control of the metro.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The MK Party was formed.
The MK Party received just over 44% of the vote in KwaZulu-Natal's provincial and national elections and won 58 seats in the National Assembly.
The DA urged eThekwini voters not to back smaller parties.
The municipal elections are scheduled to take place.
- Sabi Strategy Group poll
- MK Party 43%; DA 30%; ANC 11%
- Ipsos poll
- MK Party 55%; DA 17%; ANC 10%; IFP 6%
- DA mayoral candidate
- Haniff Hoosen
- MK Party municipal political head
- Apostle Mxolisi Phakathi
- Municipal election date
- 4 November
What people are saying
What the polling shows is that the DA is now the only party big enough to stop an MKP mayor in eThekwini, which would be disastrous for the city and its residents which has suffered so much already.
The polling also shows that no other party will be big enough to challenge the MKP to make any meaningful difference.
Sources
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