Thabiso Goba24 July 2024 | 5:32

MK Party quashes narrative of being violent after peaceful picket to back Zuma

There was a heavy police presence on Tuesday around the ANC's Luthuli House, where hundreds gathered at Beyers Naude Square in Johannesburg to show support for their leader, Jacob Zuma.

MK Party quashes narrative of being violent after peaceful picket to back Zuma

Supporters of the MK Party gather in Johannesburg CBD on 23 July 2024 to support their leader, Jacob Zuma, ahead of his expected ANC disciplinary hearing. Picture: Thabiso Goba/Eyewitness News

JOHANNESBURG - The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party says it has shown that it is not a violent political organisation after holding a peaceful picket near the African National Congress (ANC)’s headquarters.

There was a heavy police presence on Tuesday around the ANC's Luthuli House, where hundreds gathered at Beyers Naude Square in Johannesburg to show support for their leader, Jacob Zuma.

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Zuma was appearing virtually before the ANC’s disciplinary committee, where he is charged with bringing the party into disrepute.

MK Party Johannesburg convenor Theo Dlamini said there was no need for the hearing to be held online.

“We have been in every different court disciplined as we are, there is no threat. People must stop the narrative that uMkhonto weSizwe is ill-disciplined and a violent party. We are a democratic party and a disciplined movement.”