Overview
- Police intervened at Durban’s Edward Hotel after NFP leader Ivan Barnes and uThukela chair Manqoba Dlamini traded blows during Mbali Shinga’s disciplinary sitting.
- Proceedings into Shinga’s alleged insubordination were halted indefinitely after her supporters disrupted the hearing.
- The NFP national executive committee warns it will quit the Government of Provincial Unity unless Shinga is ousted as MEC and legislator, with acting secretary-general Sunset Xaba saying talks with the ANC will hinge on that demand.
- A rival faction led by National Chairperson Msawenkosi Mkhabela rejects leaving the coalition, backs the GPU, and affirms support for Shinga.
- The IFP vows to keep the GPU intact, reaffirms confidence in Premier Thami Ntuli, and notes the NFP’s single seat remains pivotal to the coalition’s survival.