US EditionUPDATE | KZN Premier Survives Motion of No Confidence Amid Chaotic Scenes in Legislature
The MK Party needed 41 votes but secured only 40 with EFF and NFP support, failing to remove Premier Ntuli amid accusations of weak leadership and service delivery issues.
- On Monday, KwaZulu‑Natal Premier Thami Ntuli retained his position after a no‑confidence motion failed in an open ballot despite MK and EFF demanding secrecy; the MK Party had 40 guaranteed votes but needed 41 to remove him.
- The uMkhonto weSizwe Party argues it should govern after last month tabling a motion alleging poor performance, corruption and financial mismanagement in Ntuli's administration, citing over 40% of the vote and 37 seats.
- Banging tables and confronting police, MK MPLs brought the house to a standstill by scuffling with police, blocking Speaker Nontembeko Boyce and assaulting her amid damaged chamber parts as Jacob Zuma stayed an hour.
- After the vote, uMkhonto weSizwe Party, Economic Freedom Fighters and a National Freedom Party faction vowed to continue their fight as the motion's failure leaves African National Congress officeholders facing risks.
- Seventeen months ago, the Government of Provincial Unity narrowly won the 80-member KZN legislature with support from Mbali Shinga, the National Freedom Party's solitary provincial representative, who now faces pressure from NFP president Ivan Barnes.
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South Africa: Chaos in Legislature As MK Loses Bid to Control KZN
MK MPLs banged their fists on tables, stomped their feet, jabbed their fingers in the faces of police officers and sang Umshini Wami. The legislature was disrupted for more than an hour until Speaker Nontembeko Boyce called for a vote, and MK's motion of no confidence in Premier Thami Ntuli was squashed.
Chaos in legislature as MK loses bid to control KZN
MK MPLs banged their fists on tables, stomped their feet, jabbed their fingers in the faces of police officers and sang Umshini Wami. The legislature was disrupted for more than an hour until Speaker Nontembeko Boyce called for a vote, and MK’s motion of no confidence in Premier Thami Ntuli was squashed.
Motion against KZN premier Thami Ntuli fails in vote marred by violence – The Mail & Guardian
A motion of no confidence against KwaZulu-Natal premier Thamsanqa Ntuli of the Inkatha Freedom Party, sponsored by Jacob Zuma’s uMkhanto weSizwe party, failed on Monday during a voting session marred by violence. A scuffle broke out when MK members rejected the results, prompting the proceedings to be adjourned. A heavy throng of police had to be called in and speaker Nontembeko Boyce had to be whisked out after she was manhandled by angry membe…
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