Bongani Baloyi has drawn a political line in the sand, vowing to block Helen Zille’s path to the Johannesburg mayoral office and ruling out any coalition with the DA.
In a bold challenge to Johannesburg’s political establishment, MKP leader Bongani Baloyi says his party will upend expectations, defeat the DA’s mayoral ambitions, and emerge as the city’s biggest political force.
The battle for Johannesburg has intensified, and Bongani Baloyi says MKP is coming for City Hall, dismissing talk of a Helen Zille-led metro and declaring that no future coalition can be formed without his party.
By Thapelo Molefe
Bongani Baloyi has a blunt message for Helen Zille: his MK Party wants to stop her from becoming Johannesburg mayor, and it will not join a coalition with the DA to govern the city.
The former Midvaal mayor claims MKP is being underestimated and will emerge as Johannesburg’s biggest party in the
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