A fresh bid has been launched to remove Bonginkosi Mngadi from the influential position of Chief Whip in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature. The new bid is spearheaded by Sifiso Zama, the party’s regional chairperson for the Ugu (south coast) region. Mngadi has been in the position for less than a year, having taken over from Meryn Dirkes, who also served a brief stint after succeeding Dr Kwazi Mbanjwa. Zama has written to the provincial leadership, led by Willies Mchunu, calling for…

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has issued a strong statement rejecting the upcoming G20 Summit and criticising the administration of President Cyril Ramaphosa. The party on Wednesday evening said the gathering of global leaders will not meaningfully address the challenges facing South Africans who continue to experience worsening socio-economic conditions. The party said South Africa is falling behind on several development indicators linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. These include poverty reduction, access to quality education, decent work, sustainable…

The Pretoria High Court has struck off the urgent application by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) and its leader, former President Jacob Zuma, which sought to halt the operations of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The court ruled on Thursday that the party’s bid is not sufficiently urgent and therefore cannot be heard on its merits at this time. In its ruling, the court found that the MK Party’s case did not meet the threshold of urgency required for…

The long-delayed Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into Political Killings is finally set to commence its hearings on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, despite mounting legal challenges and fierce opposition from political parties. The commission, chaired by Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the wake of shocking revelations by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. In July, Mkhwanazi rocked the security establishment with a bombshell press briefing in Durban, accusing senior figures within the justice…

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has launched a scathing attack on the suspension of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Justice System, branding it a “political spectacle” designed to delay and ultimately deny justice to South Africans. The Commission, chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, was due to begin hearings on 1 September 2025 but has been indefinitely postponed after the Department of Justice failed to secure the infrastructure necessary for…

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has penned a scathing legal letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, demanding clarity over the suspension of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and questioning the legitimacy of Professor Firoz Cachalia’s appointment as Acting Police Minister. The party, acting on behalf of former President Jacob Zuma, also calls on Ramaphosa to resign for what it terms “unconstitutional and irrational” conduct. The letter, dated 4 August 2025 and authored by KMNS Inc. on instruction of Zuma, comes in the…

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has officially submitted a motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa, citing constitutional violations, economic mismanagement, and alleged political interference in state institutions. The motion, submitted by MK Party Deputy President and Parliamentary Leader Dr. Mandlakayise John Hlophe, on Tuesday, marks the first formal attempt to oust Ramaphosa since the establishment of the Government of National Unity (GNU) following the May 2024 general elections. In a letter to the Speaker of the National Assembly,…

The uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party has dramatically escalated its confrontation with President Cyril Ramaphosa, filing an urgent application at the Constitutional Court on Friday to declare several of his recent executive decisions unconstitutional — including the appointment of acting police ministers and the establishment of a judicial inquiry into police corruption. The legal action coincided with a mass protest outside the Union Buildings in Pretoria, where hundreds of MK Party supporters, dressed in green, black and gold regalia, marched…

Hundreds of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party members marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Friday, demanding President Cyril Ramaphosa’s immediate resignation over what they claim is a clear violation of the Constitution. The protest, held on Nelson Mandela Day, saw crowds of party supporters clad in green, black and gold regalia, singing struggle songs and waving placards as they gathered outside the seat of government. Buses from various provinces delivered MK Party members in their hundreds, responding to…

In a dramatic political twist just days before Mandela Day, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has issued President Cyril Ramaphosa with a formal letter of demand calling for his immediate resignation. The party on Wednesday, 17 July, said Ramaphosa must step down by 09:00 on Friday, 18 July, “in honour of Nelson Mandela, the founding Commander-in-Chief of uMkhonto weSizwe.” The letter, seen by African Times, accuses the President of multiple violations of the Constitution and undermining democratic principles. It follows…