JZ's party 'needs new strategy'

Church visits 'are no longer effective way for campaigns'.

- Eric Mthobeli Naki

Huge attendances at public gatherings of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, including church visits by its leaders, could be misleading many to believe the party has growing support, an expert said.

MK party was thrashed by all major parties in the Thabazimbi by-elections this week.

In the results announced on Thursday by Electoral Commission of South Africa in Limpopo, the ANC achieved 43.48% of the vote, which translated into 10 seats in the council followed by the DA at 17.39% with four seats and the EFF with three seats at 13.04%.

MK was beaten even by Labour Party of South Africa and the Freedom Front Plus (FF+), that obtained two seats each and 8.7% of the vote for both parties respectively, while MK got a single seat, just like the Thabazimbi Residents Association.