MK Party names team to lead coalition talks
The MK Party named a team led by Dali Mpofu to coordinate coalition talks after the local government elections. Mpofu announced it in Durban on Saturday, as the party led the vote in KwaZulu-Natal with 97% of votes counted.
Mpofu spoke at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) results operations centre in Durban. He said the team of seven to eight people will lead and coordinate all coalition negotiations for the party. He said talks must not be driven by the pursuit of political positions or short-term expediency.
Mpofu said all agreements must be concluded within the first 100 days after the council is established. Acting secretary general Lindi Mtshali said the DA had said it was not prepared to work with the MK Party. She said the party would therefore talk to parties with the same interests.
In KwaZulu-Natal, the MK Party had 34.54% of the vote. The IFP had 20.75%, the ANC 20.51% and the DA 13.38%. In eThekwini, with 89% of votes counted, the MK Party had 39.66%, the DA 24.46% and the ANC 16.64%.
The party said it had about 10% of the vote nationally in its first local government election.
Key facts
- Who
- Dali Mpofu (MK Party leader of the coalition negotiations team); Duduzane Zuma (MK Party first deputy president); Tony Yengeni (MK Party second deputy president); Mxolisi Phakathi (MK Party national chairperson and eThekwini mayoral candidate)
- What
- The MK Party named a seven- to eight-person team, led by Dali Mpofu, to lead and coordinate coalition negotiations after the local government elections. Party figures said talks would be with parties sharing its interests, and that the DA had said it was not prepared to work with the MK Party.
- When
- 7 November 2026
- Where
- Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, eThekwini
- Status
- Reported