Floyd Shivambu: 'I don't beg for membership of political organisations'
Floyd Shivambu said he would not beg to remain a member of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party after announcing his ambition to establish a new party.
MK Party member Floyd Shivmabu gave clarity on his political future during a media briefing in Midrand on 19 June 2025. Picture: Thabiso Goba/EWN
JOHANNESBURG - Floyd Shivambu said he would not beg to remain a member of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party after announcing his ambition to establish a new party.
At a media briefing in Midrand on Thursday, Shivambu said he had convened a committee that would look into whether there was a need for a new political party in the country.
This move comes on the back of Shivambu recently being demoted as the MK Party secretary-general to an ordinary member.
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"I have not resigned from uMkhonto weSizwe and I will never resign from uMkhonto weSizwe."
Shivambu said his decision to look into the possibility of a new political home was not inconsistent with the MK Party's constitution.
He said there was nothing wrong with consulting South Africans from all walks of life on the country’s political climate.
"I left the ANC voluntarily when it had power. Why would I be perturbed about being expelled by MK Party, which doesn’t have power? I don't beg for membership of political organisations."
Shivambu said that his yet to be unveiled committee would feature former members from the African National Congress (ANC), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the MK Party.