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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>As KwaZulu-Natal became a battleground for political parties in the hotly contested 2024 elections with the ANC, EFF and IFP launching their manifestos at Moses Mabhida Stadium, this gave an opportunity to a young woman dubbed \u201cNoma-Rally\u201d to accomplish her mission of embracing all the parties.<\/p>\n

Thembeka Dliwako, a student from Mnambithi TVET college in Ladysmith, has dominated social media trends for owing no loyalty to any party. She attended the various party manifesto launches at Moses Mabhida Stadium wearing branded T-shirts and eager to hear what the political leaders had to say.<\/p>\n

Speaking about her unconventional political manifesto review strategy, she said: \u201cI wanted to listen to all the manifestos presented before making a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bubbly student said she was criticised by some students, who are loyal party members, at her college for her different perspective on politics.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am balancing things out. I have not chosen a party I will vote for. I am going to sit down and think about that,\u201d Dliwako said.<\/p>\n

She said though she received love and support from people on social media, there were people who made \u201cemotionally damaging\u201d remarks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did a live video on Facebook and some people mocked me, saying \u2018you are ugly, you did not cut your hair.\u2019 This means if a person were to live with you guys, they would suffer emotional damage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dliwako has also been in the spotlight with people constantly questioning whether she was related to popular maskandi singer Khuzani Mpungose because they look alike. She has chosen to embrace the comparison and no longer gets offended when people ask if he is her father.<\/p>\n

At the weekend, she had a chance to meet Mpungose after radio presenter Penny Ntuli, who was hosting the IFP manifesto launch, pulled out all the stops.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t know how to thank Penny Ntuli. Thank you so much. The compassion you have shown me, may you also show to others. May God expand your blessings,\u201d Dliwako said.<\/p>\n

Her indecision about which political party she would like to support has sparked debate on social media with people calling her \u201cdemocracy’s child\u201d and \u201cindlondlo yamaManifesto\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. As KwaZulu-Natal became a battleground for political parties in the hotly contested 2024 elections with the ANC, EFF and IFP launching their manifestos at Moses Mabhida Stadium, this gave an opportunity to a young woman dubbed \u201cNoma-Rally\u201d to accomplish her mission of embracing all the parties. 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