uMkhonto weSizwe Party Launches Mobile Game, Netizens Make Jokes

• The official opposition, the uMkhonto weSizwe, stunned South Africa when it launched a mobile game of its own
• The game is a match-3 puzzle game and is filled with MK Party colours, themes, and a cartoon version of the party’s president, Jacob Zuma
• Social media was abuzz with netizens discussing the features of the game, and others making fun of it

Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News’ Deputy Head of Current Affairs, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, cabinet reshuffles, the State of the Nation Address, parliamentary proceedings, and politician-related news, as well as elections, at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years.

GAUTENG — The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has ventured into the world of mobile gaming with its own version of Candy Crush called MK Krush. The responses to it were varied, as some expressed genuine interest, while others were sceptical of it.

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Briefly News journalist Tebogo Mokwena downloaded the mobile game and tested it out. The game is a match-3 puzzle game, similar to those like Candy Crush and Royal Match. The purpose of the game is to reach the objectives by making matches of three or more items with a limited number of moves.

What MK Party elements does the game have?

The game has a strong MK Party theme. The items that the player can match include the African continent draped in the green, yellow, black, and gold colours of the party. Other matchable elements include a fist, a warrior with a spear, a shield with two spears, drums, and a ritualistic mask. A caricature of the party’s president, Jacob Zuma, appears at the beginning of each level and when the player wins or loses. When the player runs out of moves, there is an option to get five more moves by spending 500 of the game’s coins.

What do South Africans think?

Netizens commented on @KasiEconomy’s tweet. Some downloaded the game and shared their experiences. Others had their suspicions.

EFF Ground Force jokingly said:

“I don’t trust the Nkandla group of crooks.”

Gumede mused:

“No wonder they’ve been so quiet in mainstream media.”

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WeTrustMkhwanazi was already playing it.

“I downloaded it. Now I’m on level 10.”

Waltz was sceptical.

“I don’t believe this at all.”

Jan Van Potgieter refuted that the game pays for playing.

“A game paying you for playing? There’s no such thing. Not even Rockstar does that.”

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Source: Briefly News