Zuma on MK Party leadership squabbles: 'We don’t want power-hungry people'
The former president wants Ramaphosa to be prosecuted as an accessory after the fact in his private prosecution of Advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan.
The private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa by former President Jacob Zuma has been postponed to 6 August to allow for the prosecutor( Zuma) to respond to papers filed by Ramaphosa, opposing his appeal of the Supreme Court ruling. Picture : Kgomotso Modise/ Eyewitness News.
JOHANNESBURG - Former president Jacob Zuma has spoken to leadership squabbles in his uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK) Party while addressing supporters at the Johannesburg High Court.
Zuma attended his private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday.
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The former president wants Ramaphosa to be prosecuted as an accessory after the fact in his private prosecution of Advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan.
While addressing a group outside the Johannesburg High Court Zuma said his party is not about positions and leadership battles.
"All those who are desperate for positions will not get them. We don’t want power-hungry people. That’s why there are already people who have been removed from leadership because we are not here to play. I want you to know that. Nobody will do as they please."