According to an analyst, the MK Party is giving the ANC some sleepless nights, especially in KwaZulu-Natal.
According to independent analyst Sandile Swana, the new opposition party is giving the ruling party sleepless nights, especially in KwaZulu-Natal.Swana said the president’s delay in announcing the date was no coincidence: the ANC needed time to gauge the impact of the MK party on the party’s support base.
“Ramaphosa needs to use the time before the announcement to settle in the best possible way, so as to know where his starting point might be, what he has lost and what he still has.‘Flawed’ Electoral Matters Amendment Bill ‘necessary’ Ramaphosa was expected to announce the election date during his State of the Nation Address last week but, instead, the Presidency moved it to 23 February.
Atkins said new provisions in the legislation needed to be operating before the process could move forward. The Bill still had to go to the National Council of Province before being sent to the president to sign. “It’s my opinion is going to take longer than 5 March to get through the National Assembly. I think they are going to run into difficulty,” Atkins said.
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