Jacob Zuma’s MK Party leading in hotly-contested KZN

Durban — Former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) was leading in the fiercely-contested KwaZulu-Natal by midday on Thursday following Wednesday’s election.At around lunchtime on Thursday, the MKP, the ANC splinter party, was leading in KZN with 56 931 votes.The ANC, which had been governing the coastal province since 2004 after dislodging the IFP, followed with just 28 699, with the IFP taking third spot with 23 277.The DA had just over 18 000 votes and the EFF came in fifth with over 3 000 votes.However, there was a long way to go as only 20% of votes had been…