{"id":94326,"date":"2025-12-15T18:31:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T18:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mk-partys-no-confidence-motion-against-kzn-premier-fails"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:50:13","slug":"mk-partys-no-confidence-motion-against-kzn-premier-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mk-partys-no-confidence-motion-against-kzn-premier-fails","title":{"rendered":"MK Party&#8217;s No-Confidence Motion Against KZN Premier Fails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party&#8217;s motion of no confidence against KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has failed.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome was declared by Speaker Nontembeko Boyce following several attempts to conduct the vote, which were disrupted by members of the MK Party and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).<\/p>\n<p>The disruptive members had repeatedly demanded that the vote be conducted via a secret ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Despite repeated efforts to proceed, voting could not take place due to the continuous interruptions.<\/p>\n<p>The chamber erupted into chaotic scenes, culminating in scuffles between MK Party members and police officers.<\/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. 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