No MK membership: Duduzane Zuma to launch own political party

While his father, former president Jacob Zuma, has been campaigning for his three-weeks-old political party, UMkhonto Wesizwe Party (MK), businessman Duduzane Zuma has been preparing to also launch his own organisation.

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DUDUZANE ZUMA’S POLITICAL PARTY TO BE LAUNCHED LATER IN JANUARY

The 41-year-old presidential hopeful told Sunday World that his new party will be launched later in January.

Duduzane said his plans going to the election this year include a new, realistic vision and an inclusive narrative.

“Society-driven solutions that are current, new-age, and driven by people who are affected by and understand today’s issues. Broadly put, messaging and activities that will lead to a drastic mindset change are the basis for fundamental and structural change,” he said.

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He continued: “We will move from the politics of desperation to the politics of inspiration. This we will do by creating positive and active role models. [We will also] give access to finance for those who are serious enough to take advantage of the opportunities that we will create. We are the ones who will do it. A change of mindset from a consumer mentality to a producing one. Building South Africa and Africa one brick at a time.”

Duduzane explained that his party, whose name he is yet to reveal, is a movement for all ages, races, religions and cultures. young, old, black, white, coloured, Indian, male, female, all religions.

“This movement will without a doubt be driven by the youth, which is non-negotiable.”

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NOT AN MK PARTY MEMBER

Asked if he is a member of his father’s party, Duduzane said: “I am part of something new, something game-changing, something current. [It will be] something never seen before, something realistic, and inclusive that is on its way very soon.”

Jacob Zuma has been on a campaign trail for the newly formed MK party. On Saturday he was welcomed by large crowds in Piet Retief in Mpumalanga.

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The former president has vowed, through his organisation, to end load shedding and reduce fuel costs.

“I made a statement that there would never be load shedding and we were supposed to have no load shedding up to now.

“The people who came back wanted it because, as people say, they wanted to use the kind of business that will grow their companies, that’s what happened.

“They chased the people who were doing (stopped load shedding) and removed them from the companies, and actually wanted to arrest them,” said Zuma.

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