Xiluva Party’s Bongani Baloyi the latest politician set to join the MK Party
Baloyi’s party had a dismal performance in the May elections, but there are now expectations that his organisation will align itself with the MK Party.
Xiluva party leader Bongani Baloyi in studio for Politricking with Tshidi Madia. Picture: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
JOHANNESBURG - Fresh off former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Member of Parliament (MP) Mmabatho Mokause announcing she’s ditched the red berets for the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, it seems former Midvaal Mayor Bongani Baloyi is likely to follow in her footsteps.
Mokause, who also served as a national organiser in the EFF, announced via social media this weekend that she'd left the party.
I’ve joined the MK Commanders in my Hometown of Kuruman Northern Cape Province, mobilising for the Future and generations to come. Let Us all do so in our Province and beyond its borders. No surrender!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/urS9rDIF7W
— Mmabatho Olive Mokause (@mmokausem) September 1, 2024
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Eyewitness News understands Baloyi, whose Xiluva Party performed dismally in the 2024 general polls, might be the MK’s latest recruit.
Last month, in a shock announcement, Floyd Shivambu announced he would be leaving his position as deputy president of the EFF to join Former President Jacob Zuma’s outfit.
Baloyi, after quitting the Democratic Alliance (DA), joined ActionSA - however, that relationship didn’t last long.
He launched his own party, Xiluva, in 2023. This project only garnered 2,500 votes on the national ballot in the May elections.
It seems he’s making a comeback, though, with expectations that his organisation will align itself with the MK Party, an organisation that has similar values and ideologies to his Xiluva.
Eyewitness News does not expect Baloyi to head to Parliament, with some insiders suggesting he would want to team up with Shivambu in building structures for the MKP.
Baloyi is expected to shed more light on this in the coming days.