Jabulani Khumalo and Jacob Zuma. Image: Wikimedia Commons.
‘I’m still a leader: Expelled MK Party founder Jabulani Khumalo insists
On Friday, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party confirmed that it expelled its founder Jabulani Khumalo and four others.
Jabulani Khumalo and Jacob Zuma. Image: Wikimedia Commons.
UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party founder Jabulani Khumalo insists that he is still a member and leader of the political party.
This, after the Jacob Zuma-led party confirmed that it expelled five members including Khumalo.
MK PARTY FOUNDER JABULANI KHUMALO DENIES EXPULSION
Khumalo who registered the MK Party with the IEC in September 2023 was sent packing alongside Ray Khumalo, Bheki Manzini, Lebo Moepeng, and Rochelle Davidson.
The party said the suspension is a commitment to purify itself from rogue elements that would blur its lines to the two-thirds majority.
“We want to categorically state that the National Leadership Core will always act and make decisions in the interest of all patriotic South Africans that want to see change,” MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela said.
In a snippet of an interview with television news station eNCA, shared on social media, Khumalo insists that he is still a member and leader of the party.
“I am still a member and a leader of uMkhonto (MK Party), I don’t know where the story of being expelled comes from. There are many lies doing the rounds.
“I am still a member and a leader until Nxamalala (Jacob Zuma) and I have a meeting to discuss this,” Khumalo said.
ZUMA AND HIS PARTY GRANTED AN EXTENSION
Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court granted Zuma and the MK Party an extension until the following Tuesday to submit their responding affidavits in the case brought by the IEC challenging the Electoral Court’s ruling concerning Zuma’s eligibility to participate in the elections.
According to BusinessLive, the deputy chief justice issued these directions on Thursday, 25 April, in response to a request for an extension made by the legal representatives of Zuma and the party on Wednesday.
This request came after Tuesday’s Apex court’s directions, instructing them to submit the affidavits by Thursday.
