EFF Supports MK Party in Motion of No Confidence Against KZN Premier Thami Ntuli
- The official opposition, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, wants to remove KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli from office
- The party is lobbying for votes and support for their motion of no confidence bid against Ntuli, as the vote on the motion will take place soon
- The Economic Freedom Fighters in the province said that it would support the MK Party's motion of no confidence against Ntuli
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KWAZULU-NATAL — The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in KwaZulu-Natal have said that they will support the official opposition, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, in its bid to remove Premier Thami Ntuli in a motion of no confidence.
According to SABC News, the vote on the motion will happen on 15 December 2025 at the provincial legislature in Pietermaritzburg. With the support of the EFF, which has two seats in the legislature, the MK Party needs 41 votes to succeed in removing Ntuli.
Why the EFF is supporting the MK Party?
The party's provincial chairperson, Mongezi Twala, said that the parties are in talks with other parties to secure more votes. He said that the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government lacks direction and does not have tangible solutions for addressing the province's challenges.
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Why MKP wants Ntuli out
The party tabled the motion of no confidence against Ntuli and requested in November 2025 that the vote should be a secret ballot. The party accused Ntuli of misleading the house about a trip he undertook in August. He was also accused of not creating adequate jobs in the province.
Ntuli is not the only Premier battling attempts to remove him from office. The Democratic Alliance (DA) sought the MK Party's support for a motion of no confidence against Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. The move came after the Public Protector found that the Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens were illegally formed. However, the MK Party said it would not punish Lesufi. ActionSA also refused to support the DA unless it secured the votes of the EFF and MK Party.
South Africans discuss motion
Netizens weighed in on whether Ntuli would survive the motion of no confidence.
Abraham Honest Abubhaka said:
"The DA has publicly rejected the MK Party. We know for a fact that the ANC would not support them."
Luvo Langa Memani said:
"They want to destabilise the working provincial government."
Sabelo Mpulo said:
"The MKP failed to talk during the real days of engagements, at the beginning of everything."
Shimza Malapile said:
"That man is doing great in KZN, though. The MKP is just a distraction. This guy is working."
Panyaza Lesufi survives motion of no confidence
In a related article, Briefly News reported that Lesufi survived the Democratic Alliance's motion of no confidence. Members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature voted in favour of Lesufi.
The Gauteng Provincial Government debated the motion of no confidence on 14 November. The majority of the parties showed their support for Lesufi.
Proofreading by Kelly Lippke, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.
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