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ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe says he "doesn't imagine" that the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party will be the fifth-largest party in the country, as some polls may suggest.
Mantashe says the MK Party has grown its presence in a few regions of KwaZulu-Natal, like Empangeni and Newcastle, because of its "tribal politics".
"The content of their political development is tribal... Therefore, when you have tribal politics, you will appeal to tribal regions," he told News24.
Despite this growth, Mantashe sees the MK Party as less of a threat to the ANC and more as an "irritation".
In this week's Q&A podcast, Mantashe talks about the past three decades of ANC leadership, former president Jacob Zuma's betrayal of the party, and the ANC's biggest election concerns.
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