{"id":102973,"date":"2025-12-30T16:46:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=102973"},"modified":"2025-12-30T16:46:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:46:26","slug":"mk-partys-meteoric-rise-overshadowed-by-internal-instability-analyst-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/mk-partys-meteoric-rise-overshadowed-by-internal-instability-analyst-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"MK Party\u2019s meteoric rise overshadowed by internal instability, analyst warns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za<\/a> <\/em>
\n3-minute read | 29 December 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

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The MK Party\u2019s strong 2024 election showing is now under scrutiny, with analyst Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast warning that internal instability could derail its future momentum. \ud83d\udcf8 Photo credit: Doctor Ngcobo \/ Independent Newspapers.<\/p><\/div>\n

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party emerged as one of the most significant political surprises of South Africa\u2019s 2024 general elections, securing enough support to become the country\u2019s third-largest party and displacing the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) from that position. However, despite its strong electoral debut, concerns are mounting over the party\u2019s sustainability amid internal instability and leadership challenges.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Radio Islam International<\/em>,<\/a> political analyst Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast said the MK Party\u2019s initial performance should not be underestimated, particularly its ability to draw support away from established parties such as the African National Congress (ANC).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a piece of cake to be number three and to dislodge one of the biggest political parties, namely the EFF, and to a larger extent, the ANC,\u201d Dr Breakfast said, citing KwaZulu-Natal as a clear example of the party\u2019s electoral inroads.<\/p>\n

Despite this success, Dr Breakfast warned that the party now stands at a crossroads. \u201cThe question now is how are they going to perform going forward. Are they going to have an upward electoral trajectory or a downward electoral trajectory? There is no in-between,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to Dr Breakfast, the MK Party faces two major threats \u2014 internal instability and external political pressure. Internally, the party has experienced persistent leadership disputes and frequent changes in key positions, including the chief whip and senior office bearers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no sense of stability. Decisions revolve around one person,\u201d Dr Breakfast said, adding that the absence of a democratically elected leadership structure has intensified factional tensions.<\/p>\n

The rapid turnover of senior figures, including former EFF co-founder Floyd Shivambu, who briefly joined the MK Party before being sidelined, has further highlighted structural weaknesses. Dr Breakfast questioned \u201cwho makes the call when it comes to the chopping and changing of leaders,\u201d noting that this raises serious concerns about internal democracy.<\/p>\n

Externally, the party faces stiff competition in Parliament. \u201cIt\u2019s quite interesting because the party has dislodged the EFF from number three, yet the EFF is louder than MK in Parliament,\u201d Dr Breakfast observed.<\/p>\n

He also criticised the party\u2019s focus on legal challenges and electoral disputes, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal. \u201cThey were raising issues, questioning the electoral outcome, and because of that, they were outmanoeuvred,\u201d Dr Breakfast said.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead to the upcoming local government elections, Dr Breakfast expressed scepticism about the party\u2019s ability to maintain its momentum. He warned that without convening a national conference to elect leaders and stabilise internal structures, the MK Party risks losing the gains it has made.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the party does not have a conference to elect its leaders, it might not build on what it has achieved,\u201d Dr Breakfast said.<\/p>\n

Listen<\/strong> to the full interview on Sabahul Muslim<\/em> <\/a>with Mufti Yusuf Mppsagie and Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast.<\/p>\n

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