{"id":92936,"date":"2025-11-14T18:49:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/eff-mk-party-reject-da-no-confidence-motion-against-lesufi"},"modified":"2025-11-14T19:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T19:01:34","slug":"eff-mk-party-reject-da-no-confidence-motion-against-lesufi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/eff-mk-party-reject-da-no-confidence-motion-against-lesufi","title":{"rendered":"EFF MK Party Reject DA No-Confidence Motion Against Lesufi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party have refused to support the Democratic Alliance (DA)\u2019s motion of no confidence against Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi.<\/p>\n<p>Political parties in the provincial legislature are currently debating the no-confidence vote.<\/p>\n<p>The DA initiated the motion to oust Lesufi, citing issues such as the disbanding of the crime prevention wardens and alleged mismanagement related to the Tembisa Hospital tender corruption scandal.<\/p>\n<p>The EFF\u2019s Moses Koma has dismissed the DA\u2019s motion against the premier and African National Congress (ANC) leader as baseless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMadam speaker, there is no motion sponsored by Stellenbosch and concocted by Donald Trump that will find expression. We want our land now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The MK Party\u2019s Thabang Nkani said it still supports Lesufi remaining in office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the MK Party, we stand firm and unequivocal against this frivolous motion of no confidence tabled by the DA. The DA is a party founded in 1999 by a racist opposition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party have refused to support the Democratic Alliance (DA)\u2019s motion of no confidence against Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Political parties in the provincial legislature are currently debating the no-confidence vote. 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