{"id":92114,"date":"2025-10-27T15:12:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mk-party-rejects-das-motion-of-no-confidence-against-lesufi"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:57:57","slug":"mk-party-rejects-das-motion-of-no-confidence-against-lesufi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mk-party-rejects-das-motion-of-no-confidence-against-lesufi","title":{"rendered":"MK Party rejects DA&#8217;s motion of no confidence against Lesufi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party in Gauteng says it will not support the Democratic Alliance (DA)&#8217;s proposed motion of no confidence against premier Panyaza Lesufi.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the DA announced its intent to remove Lesufi from his post following a damning report by the Public Protector against the provincial government.<\/p>\n<p>The report found the Gauteng crime prevention wardens, nicknamed &#8216;AmaPanyaza&#8217;, were irregularly established with no legal mandate to do any police work.<\/p>\n<p>The MK Party in Gauteng said it cannot punish Lesufi for trying to fight crime.<\/p>\n<p>The party&#8217;s caucus leader in the provincial legislature, Thabang Nkani, says the MKP doesn&#8217;t feel Lesufi should lose his job over the Public Protector&#8217;s report.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There may have been problems before the seventh administration. 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