THE 2010 Fifa World Cup iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium is known for hosting the biggest cup finals for Mzansi DStv Premiership teams.
But in February and March, big parties such as the ANC, EFF and IFP, are set to use the stadium to launch their respective 2024 elections manifestos.
The EFF will launch their manifesto on 10 February, ANC will launch theirs on 24 February, and the IFP will launch their manifesto on 10 March.
Moses Mabhida accommodates 56 000 people, but for special events, its capacity can be increased to 85 000.
The question is: which party will fill up this big stadium and who will fail?
Another question is whether filling up the stadium will contribute to the turnout of votes for either party during the elections.
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Political analyst Professor Bheki Mngomezulu told Daily Sun that these parties are launching their manifesto in Durban, KZN because KZN is ANC's biggest province.
"Many political parties believe that if they focus on KZN, they can defeat ANC in the elections, while the ANC also knows that if they keep KZN, they will be doing well.
"For the past few months, the IFP has been doing well in KZN by-elections and that made many people think maybe it can get a better result in the upcoming elections and work with the DA in taking the province," he said.
Mngomezulu said another reason political parties focus on KZN was because of former president Jacob Zuma's new political party, uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK).
"Many political parties know that Zuma has big support in KZN, and they should focus more on KZN to compete with him."
He said that filling up a stadium does not contribute to the elections.
"It's possible that political parties will brag about filling it up, and all of them can fill it as the EFF has a history of filling up the stadium as they recently filled up the FNB last year."
