As fresh factional squabbles hit MK Party, spokesperson insists it’s a ‘stable organisation’
On Tuesday, there were two leaked letters doing the rounds - both directed to the organisation’s leader, Jacob Zuma.
Picture: A man wearing an MK Party shirt attends the Shekainah Healing Ministries Prophetic Pillowcase service where Former President Jacob Zuma was present, in Phillipi, near Cape Town, on March 10, 2024. Picture: GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP
JOHANNESBURG - The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party insisted it’s a “stable organisation” as another fresh wave of factional squabbles hit the party.
On Tuesday, there were two leaked letters doing the rounds both directed to the organisation’s leader, Jacob Zuma.
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One was calling on the former president to take action against his “unruly” daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla.
While another wanted the party’s newly appointed parliamentary chief whip, Colleen Makhubele, to be removed from her position.
For an organisation less than two years old, the MK Party has had five secretary generals and is also on its fifth treasurer general.
In Parliament, the party went for about a year with eight vacant seats after reaching the limit for the number of times an organisation can swap its members of Parliament (MPs).
The party’s national spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndlela, who’s now at the centre of the factional battles, said there is no instability.
“There is no internal strife in the organisation. The organisation is stable. There is no doubt about the organisation’s stability.”
In the same breath, Ndlela has this to say about the rumoured calls to remove Makhubele: “Yes, there is a lot of people that have raised their concerns pertaining to her, but as to whether they want her gone, that’s a different story. It may be a bit too harsh.”
All eyes now turn to Nkandla to see what Zuma decides next.