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IOL News
06-08-2025
- Politics
- IOL News
ANC to take on DA in hotly contested eThekwini by-election
The eThekwini Municipality's ward 64 by-election is expected to be hotly contested between the DA and the ANC. Image: Supplied The newly-appointed ANC's eThekwini regional task team is set to pass its first political test if its wins the ward 64 by-election and takes the ward from the DA. The ward which incorporates parts of Montclair, Clairwood and Yellowwood Park, south of Durban is up for grabs following the resignation of the DA councillor who went into business according to his party. The demographic of the ward has changed over the years, added to by the relocation of students from tertiary institutions. There are also few informal settlements and the recent relocation of flood victims for whom KwaZulu-Natal Human Settlements purchased a R33 million flat, which was viewed as an ANC strategy to diversify the ward more with the hope of reducing the DA's influence. The ANC eThekwini task team spokesperson Thinta Cibane said the party always contests all wards with the intention to win. He said the area is now diverse and no longer classified as a suburb for one particular race group, which means any party can win it. 'We are putting more effort to win the ward and even if we do not win we will make serious inroads. We will put up a good fight so it's going to be a hotly contested by-election," said Cibane. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad Loading In response, the DA spokesperson in KwaZulu-Natal, Sithembiso Ngema dismissed the ANC's claim to win the ward as wishful thinking, vowing that his party will retain the ward. Ngema who is also a councillor in eThekwini said the party has noted that whenever there was an opportunity to relocate people, the ANC led-eThekwini targeted areas populated by the DA supporters for political reasons. However, he said his party was not scared and it received positive feedback from all the residents of the ward during its voter registration drive last week. The ward election will be held next month. With the new regional task team in place, the ANC is hoping to regain the lost ground following the humiliating defeat by Umkhonto weSizwe Party in last year's elections in the city. Jacob Zuma's party won the majority of votes followed by the DA, shoving the ANC to third place for the first time in the history of local government elections. With its sizable budget, the only metro in the province is expected to be a battleground for parties in next year's local government elections.
TimesLIVE
17-06-2025
- Politics
- TimesLIVE
MKP Youth League convener apologises for 'ishangane' comments after backlash
MK Party Youth League national convener Qiniso Cibane has apologised for comments he made about the league's co-ordinator, Nkateko Mkhabela, during the launch of the youth league in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday. Cibane referred to Mkhabela as 'ishangane from Limpopo,' sparking outrage from social media users who argued that the word 'ishangane' is disrespectful and humiliating. The incident fuelled speculations that the MK Party is a Zulu tribalistic party. Responding to the backlash, Cibane said his words were taken out of context. 'What I said was taken out of context,' he said. 'The MK Party doesn't belong to KZN people only; it belongs to all nine provinces.' He said he was trying to defend Mkhabela from party members who were disrupting her while she was trying to speak. 'What happened was me stopping ill-disciplined behaviour, but there may be those who felt offended. I sincerely apologise. I was protecting Nkateko and protecting the party's constitution.'
TimesLIVE
17-06-2025
- Politics
- TimesLIVE
Outrage over MKP Youth League convener's 'ishangane' comments
MK Party Youth League national convener Qiniso Cibane has sparked outrage after referring to the party's national co-ordinator Nkateko Mkhabela as 'ishangane from Limpopo' during the launch of the league in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday. Cibane's comments were made in response to supporters complaining about not being addressed in Zulu. He attempted to defend Mkhabela by urging supporters to respect her. 'Nkateko ishangane (Tsonga) from Limpopo,' Cibane said. 'The MK Party is not only for Zulus, it's for everyone. This programme is being watched by many people. You cannot be ill-disciplined. If you don't understand what is being said, wait for a Zulu person to come and translate.' However, use of the term 'ishangane' was widely viewed as derogatory and insulting. Many social media users criticised Cibane's choice of words, with some calling for disciplinary action against him. The incident has fuelled speculation that the MK Party is a Zulu tribalistic party. Facebook user Vicky Nkateko expressed outrage over Cibane's comments, saying the term 'ishangane' is disrespectful and humiliating. 'Ishangane sounds like an insult and disrespectful. It is clear that the hate they have towards us and in our home language that we wholeheartedly love will never be buried any time soon. He truly humiliated our fellow sister in front of the masses,' Nkateko said, adding Cibane should face consequences. 'He must be called to order so he cannot repeat it in future. We Tsongas also deserve to be respected and granted fair treatment like other tribes, and our beautiful language too deserves adequate respect. Tribalism shouldn't be promoted because no unity will be embraced if we allow tribalism to continue to be exercised because unity means togetherness.' Another Facebook user, Sthule Mthabela, echoed Nkateko's sentiments. 'In some parts of KZN the term 'ishangane' is solely used as a derogatory term, with connotations of someone not being 'umuntu' or less human. You can try to paper over the cracks, but the MKP is a tribalist organisation.'
