Jacob Zuma's plan to win Joburg

MKP leader looks to field Baloyi for Joburg mayorship

- By Mawande AmaShabalala

MKP president Jacob Zuma may name Bongani Baloyi as Joburg mayoral candidate.

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MKP president Jacob Zuma is plotting a strategic political move to win Joburg City in the upcoming local government elections but in particular to stop DA heavyweight Helen Zille from emerging victorious.

Just like Zuma spoilt the DA-led “moonshot pact” party during the last national and provincial elections, the MKP leader will this time unleash local government clean governance poster boy Bongani Baloyi to go toe-to-toe with Zille and other candidates for Joburg's mayoral chain next year.

Sunday World has been informed by reliable sources within MKP that Zuma's plan was at an advanced stage to cripple the DA's hopes of capturing Joburg with an outright majority amidst an ANC battling a legitimacy crisis under incumbent mayor Dada Morero.

Although the MKP is yet to formally decide on its mayoral candidates, Zuma, as the ultimate decision-maker, is said to have made up his mind on fielding Baloyi. The move, our informants said, is a master stroke by Zuma to disrupt the DA agenda with their own product.