R2 million fee to attend gala dinner with Jacob Zuma at MK Party event
Next month, the MK Party will mark its one-year anniversary, with guests required to pay up to R2 million to dine with the party leader.
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party recently revealed the ticket prices for its first-anniversary celebration in December, surprising many.
Their gala dinner, which is said to be going to be an exclusive affair, will cost guests who want to sit with Jacob Zuma a hefty R2 million. Here are the costs for other tables at the event, taking place on 16 December 2024 at the Olive Convention Centre.
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
The MK Party statement started out by saying that the aim of the anniversary celebrations is to mark “a significant milestone in the journey of unity, growth and leadership”.
It revealed that there would be festivities over a period of two days. It will start with a rally and then the gala dinner on 15 and 16 December 2024 respectively. Regarding the aim for the events, it said:
“These events aim to not only celebrate our achievements, but also raise funds to support the future of our organisation.”
PRICE PACKAGES FOR THE MK PARTY EVENTS
These are the prices for the gala and rally. The dinner ranges from R25 000 to R2 million. The rally costs start at R5 000 and go up to R150 000.
PACKAGES FOR THE GALA DINNER
The dinner packages, which come with complimentary suite tickets for the mass public celebration are as follows:
- R2 million – Platinum Spear Table
- R1.5 million – Golden Spear Table
- R1 million – Silver Spear Table
- R500 000 – Precision Spear Table
- R200 000 – Solid Spear Table
- R25 000 – Individual Access Ticket
PACKAGES FOR THE RALLY
There are two hospitality suite packages for the anniversary rally:
- The individual access tickets cost R5 000 per person. They include access to the Moses Mabhida Stadium hospitality suite, food, drinks and MK Party regalia.
- The other package on offer is the corporate hospitality suite for organisations and groups, costing R150 000.
IOL reports that such events are the perfect opportunity for business leaders to network and form connections with key political figures.
The MK Party has quite an impressive list of top names in the political space including Floyd Shivambu, the party’s secretary-general, and Dr John Hlophe as deputy president. Other well-known names are Dali Mpofu, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama.
According to a report by Sunday World on 15 November 2024, the event was supposed to take place this month but was reportedly postponed.