Thabiso Goba30 November 2024 | 9:35

MK Party aims to thank people of Gauteng for making it the province's fourth biggest party

The party is on Saturday hosting a celebration rally at the Vosloorus Stadium in Ekurhuleni.

MK Party aims to thank people of Gauteng for making it the province's fourth biggest party

FILE: Members of the MK Party sing and chant outside the Constitutional Court hearing in Johannesburg on 10 May 2024 over their leader and former President Jacob Zuma’s eligibility to stand for Parliament. Picture: AFP

JOHANNESBURG - The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party said it wanted to thank the people of Gauteng for making it the fourth-biggest political organisation in the province.

The party is on Saturday hosting a celebration rally at the Vosloorus Stadium in Ekurhuleni.  

The rally is part of a series of celebrations ahead of the party's one-year anniversary on 15 December.  

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The MK Party was officially founded six months before the 2024 general elections.  

Despite having limited time to establish a footprint in Gauteng, the MK Party managed to get 10% of the votes in the province.

The party’s Johannesburg convenor, Theo Dlamini, said voters had shown a lot of faith in the organisation.  

"We are definitely saying to our people of Gauteng: 'Thank you for voting uMkhonto weSizwe, you have made us the fourth [biggest] party in Gauteng', and we are definitely going to grow from that. Vosloorus Stadium will be packed with people. Just watch this space."

MK Party leader Jacob Zuma is set to give the keynote address on Saturday afternoon.