Ngizwe Mchunu's plan to disrupt the EFF event didn't work out as planned.
ALTHOUGH there were challenges regarding the Cultural Carnival Festival organised by the president of amabhinca, Ngizwe Mchunu, the event eventually took place.
Ngizwe was able to host his festival, which competed with the launch of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) manifesto at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday, 10 February.
Ngizwe had initially said that Julius Malema had to go through him to get the people of KZN to attend the EFF event at Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Ngizwe had even threatened Malema that he will ensure that the manifesto doesn't take place as he will prevent it.
Ngizwe even went as far as holding a press conference, but it did not happen because he was attacked when he started the press conference.
Ngizwe opened a case with the police after the attack.
But the attack didn't deter Ngizwe from his plan to disrupt the EFF manifesto.
A few days before the release of the party's manifesto, Ngizwe announced a festival to compete with the release of the EFF manifesto.
But on Saturday morning, 10 February, the stage that had been set up at Gugu Dlamini Park for the cultural carnival and festival was allegedly put down by police.
It looked like the festival would not take place, but later in the day it did.
In a short video, Ngizwe can be heard saying: "Foolish and hungry people wanted to disrupt and cause trouble. We are already setting up the stage and erecting a tent."
And indeed, the festival did take place, many people attended the event, but the launch of the EFF manifesto at Moses Mabhida Stadium was not disrupted as Ngizwe had threatened, but went off without a hitch, unlike the festival Ngizwe had planned.
The Igcokama, Manqoba Manqele, was one of the artists who performed at Ngizwe's event at Gugu Dlamini Park in Durban.
Ngizwe was able to host his festival, which competed with the launch of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) manifesto at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday, 10 February.
Ngizwe had initially said that Julius Malema had to go through him to get the people of KZN to attend the EFF event at Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Ngizwe had even threatened Malema that he will ensure that the manifesto doesn't take place as he will prevent it.
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Ngizwe said he was the border gate of KZN and if Malema wanted to do something in KZN, he should do it through him.
In December last year, a video of Ngizwe made the rounds on social media in which he said if Malema wanted the people of KZN, he should talk to him first.
But after the video, Ngizwe lost his car when it was taken away from him.
Some of the fans who had attended Ngizwe Mchunu's Cultural Carnival Festival at Gugu Dlamini Park.
Ngizwe even went as far as holding a press conference, but it did not happen because he was attacked when he started the press conference.
Ngizwe opened a case with the police after the attack.
But the attack didn't deter Ngizwe from his plan to disrupt the EFF manifesto.
A few days before the release of the party's manifesto, Ngizwe announced a festival to compete with the release of the EFF manifesto.
But on Saturday morning, 10 February, the stage that had been set up at Gugu Dlamini Park for the cultural carnival and festival was allegedly put down by police.
It looked like the festival would not take place, but later in the day it did.
In a short video, Ngizwe can be heard saying: "Foolish and hungry people wanted to disrupt and cause trouble. We are already setting up the stage and erecting a tent."
And indeed, the festival did take place, many people attended the event, but the launch of the EFF manifesto at Moses Mabhida Stadium was not disrupted as Ngizwe had threatened, but went off without a hitch, unlike the festival Ngizwe had planned.
The Igcokama, Manqoba Manqele, was one of the artists who performed at Ngizwe's event at Gugu Dlamini Park in Durban.
