{"id":87,"date":"2023-02-27T08:21:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T08:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdaparty.org\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2023-02-28T04:22:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T04:22:38","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mdaparty.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"87\" class=\"elementor elementor-87\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed47a57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed47a57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58a3ed9\" data-id=\"58a3ed9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553c35d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"553c35d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/mdaparty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-27-at-10-27-07-MDA-Background-091020201.pdf.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-90\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f72fa6d\" data-id=\"f72fa6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b44559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b44559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ebaa4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ebaa4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span id=\"page3R_mcid3\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid4\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Mthwakazi Democratic Alliance<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">(MDA)<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">is a democratic institution that was founded by various<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid5\" class=\"markedContent\"> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">men and women from different societal backgrounds on the 1<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">1<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">th<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of June 2019 bound by<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">common interest which was to give<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">birth to a free, tolerant, developing and<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">democratic Mthwakazi.<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The party appointed its first Interim President to be Hloniphani<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ncube working hand in hand with<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the National Accounting Council to lead the party up<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">to the first Mthwakazi Democratic Party<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">co<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">nference to be held within a period of not<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">more than two years after its official launch. The main<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">task of Mthwakazi Democratic<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Alliance<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">(MDA)<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">given to its leaders is to create a credible and a<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">democratic movement that would<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">open room for a multi sectoral<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">response to the challenges<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">currently facing Mthwakazi<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">N<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ation<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and its people<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">.<\/span>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/mdaparty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MDA-Background-091020201.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GET FULL TEXT<\/a><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1d0116 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1d0116\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b624abf\" data-id=\"b624abf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad3a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ad3a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/mdaparty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cropped-cropped-Party-Logo-removebg-preview.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-102\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdaparty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cropped-cropped-Party-Logo-removebg-preview.png 499w, https:\/\/mdaparty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cropped-cropped-Party-Logo-removebg-preview-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mdaparty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cropped-cropped-Party-Logo-removebg-preview-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d120310\" data-id=\"d120310\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82df98f 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