ESIKHATHINI esimangalisayo somlando wezepolitiki waseNingizimu Afrika, iqembu loMkhonto WeSizwe (MK), eliholwa ngowayenguMengameli wezwe, uMnuz Jacob Zuma, libukeka likulungele ukwedlula i-Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) okhethweni oluzayo. Ukuvota kwakamuva okwenziwe ngabakwa I-Brenthurst Foundation ngoFebhuwari ikhanyise lokhu kushintsha okungenzeka, ngokuqagela okusikisela ukuthi Iphathi ye-MK ingase ivikele u-13% wevoti likazwelonke.

Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kubeka i-EFF esimweni esingathandeki kancane, ngokwesekwa kwayo okubikezelwe ukuthi izoma ku-10%. Khonamanjalo, i-African National Congress (ANC), isibani esinesikhathi eside sokubusa kwezombusazwe, kulindeleke ukuthi ibone ukwehla kokwesekwa kwayo kuzwelonke, okungenzeka kwehle ku-39%.

I-Democratic Alliance (DA), esilulama ekuwohlokeni okhethweni lukazwelonke lwango-2019, inyukela phezulu njengoba kulindeleke ukwenyuka kokusekelwa kuze kufike ku-27% ngoMeyi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), ngemuva kokuzuza okukhulu KwaZulu-Natal ngokuwina iningi lomasipala ngo-2021, ingase yehle ukwesekwa kukazwelonke kuze kufike ku-2%.

Ukungena ngokujulile esimweni sezepolitiki saseGauteng kuveza i-Multiparty Charter ehamba phambili nge-38%, ukwesekwa yi-ANC kulandele ku-34%. I-DA nayo iyimbangi enamandla kulesi sifundazwe esibalulekile, okubikezelwe ukuthi izozuza amavoti angu-32%. Iqembu le-EFF ne-MK kulindeleke ukuthi lithole amavoti angu-11% nangu-6%, ngokulandelana.

KwaZulu-Natal, okuyisifundazwe esiyingxenye yepolitiki yaseNingizimu Afrika, iqembu le-MK lenza igxathu elimangalisayo, livotela ku-25%, lidlula i-ANC ka-20%. I-IFP ne-DA bayintamo nentamo, ngayinye imi ku-19%, kuyilapho i-EFF ilandela ku-14%.

UJacob Zuma wethule imvunulo yakhe yezepolitiki ngoDisemba wangonyaka odlule, ekhombisa isahluko esisha enkulumeni yepolitiki yesizwe. Uhlu lwabazomela iqembu le-MK, elibheke ePhalamende, yilo elibona uZuma ehamba phambili, elandelwa eduze umsunguli waleli qembu, uJabulani Khumalo. Phakathi kwabanye abakulolu hlu kubalwa indodakazi kaZuma, uDuduzile Zuma-Sambudla, nowayeyilungu lePhalamende le-ANC uDes van Rooyen.

Lokhu kulungiswa kabusha kokwethembeka kwezombusazwe kanye noguquko olungase lube khona ekusekelweni kwabavoti kugcizelela isimo sezepolitiki saseNingizimu Afrika esishintshashintsha njalo, esibonakalisa intando yeningi yesizwe ehlukahlukene futhi enodlame.