Fikile Mbalula laughs off Jacob Zuma's two-thirds target for MK party

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ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said on Wednesday the MK party's target of a two-thirds majority in May's election is just a pipe dream.

Mbalula was addressing the ANC's rally in Msinga north of KZN.

The secretary-general said former president Jacob Zuma failed to amass a two-thirds majority when he was the ANC president.

He spoke candidly about the ANC’s disappointment with Zuma establishing the MK party.

22 Feb 3AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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