The former Secretary-General of the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Partym Floyd Shivambu has revealed the actual reason why he was fired from the position early this month. According to him, it was not true that he was fired for visiting the church of fugitive Shepherd Bushiri in Malawi over the 2025 Easter weekend. He told a press conference in Midrand in Johannesburg that a fake intelligence report was concocted and it was claimed that he was working towards overthrowing former president…

The Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party has fired its Secretary-General, Floyd Shivambu, for visiting fugitive Prophet Shepherd Bushiri in Malawi during the Easter weekend. At a press briefing attended by former President Jacob Zuma and other senior party officials in Durban on Tuesday, June 3, MKP Chairperson Nathi Nhleko said the party’s top leadership structure found that Shivambu’s trip violated the organisation’s constitution. Nhleko, reading a party statement, said the national officials reflected on the implications of Shivambu’s unauthorised trip to…

The Secretary-General of the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party, Floyd Shivambu, has explained his Easter weekend trip to Malawi that sparked outrage after he visited the church of self-proclaimed prophet, Shepherd Bhushiri. Shivambu said the visit was not specifically to the church of the fugitive, who is wanted for a series of cases in South Africa, but that he was there to meet with political leaders and was later invited to attend the church. He addressed the matter in an exclusive…

The underfire Secretary-General of the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party, Floyd Shivambu, has set his party on winning the upcoming by-elections in Mandeni and Mpofana in KwaZulu-Natal. Shivambu also wants to win the ward 24 by-election in the City of Johannesburg set for 14 May 2025. In a message on his Facebook page, he said no amount of distraction should stop the party from achieving this feat. He was apparently referring to the controversy that erupted after he recently visited Malawi…

An employee of the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party has unleashed his lawyers on the ANC’s splinter party to force it to reinstate an employment contract and salary that has been revised. Srinivasen V Naidoo, who was administration clerk at the party’s constituency offices in the Moses Mabhida region in KwaZulu-Natal, told the party through his lawyers from Mabhida Inc to reinstate the contract or face legal action. Naidoo contends that the party unilaterally decided to change his contract in a…

When President Jacob Zuma brought former EFF Deputy President Floyd Shivambu into the MK Party in August 2024, it wasn’t a gamble — it was a calculated masterstroke. This wasn’t just about gaining a high-profile figure. It was about strengthening the movement with someone who understands the language of power, policy, and planning. His ability to articulate and organize around these themes likely enhances MK’s appeal in KwaZulu-Natal and beyond, where it emerged as the largest party in 2024. The…

Buoyed by its recent victories in by-elections that gave the party presence in some municipalities, the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party has decided to establish a local government labour desk. The desk will give support to the party’s councillors and help it prepare for the 2026 local government elections. The MKP has councillors in KwaDukuza, Umzumbe, and Richmond in KwaZulu, Saldana in the Western Cape and in Rustenburg in the North West Province. The establishment of the structure was announced by…

The Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party has continued to make its presence felt outside its traditional base of KwaZulu-Natal after winning a by-election in Saldanha in the Western Cape. This was the party’s first by-election victory in the Western Cape where the competition has always been between the DA and the ANC — and to a lesser extent the Good Party and the Patriotic Alliance (PA). The MKP’s victory comes after its candidate, Mzwandile Simon Biko was elected as the councillor…

After months of relative stability, the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) has been rocked by fresh divisions and infighting in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature caucus. The latest infighting is contained in a letter dated 3 March 2025, written by the party’s chief whip in the legislature, Meryvn Dirks, to Floyd Shivambu, the party’s Secretary-General. Dirks was appointed to the position late last year after the suspension of Dr Kwazi Mbanjwa and Thobani Zuma for allegedly refusing to surrender control of the party’s…

Former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, has finally apologised directly to uMkhonto we Sizwe Party (MKP) Secretary General Floyd Shivambu in a fresh public apology.  This comes after she issued a half hearted apology earlier this week in which she grudgingly apologised for insulting and questioning Shivambu’s leadership qualities during her overnight social media meltdown on February 10.  After labelling the former EFF Deputy President the “worst thing” to have ever happened to the MKP, and telling him and…