I-ANC KwaZulu-Natal isiqale izingxoxo eziphuthumayo zokunqanda ukubhidlika kweGovernment of Provincial Unity (GPU). Lokhu kulandela ukungaboni ngaso linye nomholi weNational Freedom Party (NFP) u-Ivan Barnes.
Imibiko ithi i-ANC seyethembise uBarnes isikhundla esiphezulu kwezepolitiki, kungaba esifundazweni noma kuzwelonke, ukuze amncenge ukuthi angasihoxisi isihlalo esibalulekile se-NFP kumfelandawonye.
Kuthiwa u-Barnes akumjabulisanga ukungahlomuli ngeqhaza lakhe njengomholi weqembu futhi wesabisa ngokusebenza ne-MK Party. Amanye amaqembu aku-GPU, okuhlanganisa i-IFP ne-DA, besaba ukulahlekelwa ukwesekwa kwe-NFP kungase kunikeze amandla ku-MK Party kanye ne-EFF esiShayamthetho sase-KZN.
