Major General Feroz Khan and Major General Ebrahim Kadwa are expected to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Monday following their arrest over allegations linked to the illegal dealing and unlawful possession of precious metals. The two senior police officers, together with a civilian suspect, were arrested over the weekend following an investigation by Gauteng Counter Intelligence Operations. In a statement issued on Sunday, the South African Police Service confirmed the arrests and said the suspects are facing…

The uMkhonto we Sizwe Party (MK Party) has tabled a controversial Private Member’s Bill seeking to reserve ownership of spaza shops exclusively for South African citizens, intensifying a heated national debate over township economies, immigration and safety. The proposal comes in the wake of the high-profile kidnapping of Vosloorus businessman Mazwi Kubheka, 27, whose month-long disappearance and dramatic recovery have reignited tensions around alleged turf wars in the informal retail sector. Kubheka, who had been missing since 2 April, was…

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has called on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to urgently reinstate criminal charges against former senior police officer Johan Booysen and members of the controversial Cato Manor unit, warning of legal and political consequences should the authority fail to act. In a strongly worded letter addressed to the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Rodney “Andy” Mothibi, the party demanded a full re-evaluation of the decision to drop the charges in 2019. The MK Party…

The former Secretary-General of the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MK Party), Dr Bongani Mncwango, has joined the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). Mncwango was unveiled on Wednesday morning in Durban by the President of the IFP, Velenkosini Hlabisa and Provincial Chairperson, Thami Ntuli. “Today marks an important moment for the Inkatha Freedom Party as we officially welcome Dr Bongani Mncwango, former Secretary-General of the Umkhonto weSizwe Party, into the IFP family. Mncwango served as the Secretary-General of the ANC’s splinter party from…

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has introduced a constitutional amendment aimed at repealing Section 235 of the Constitution, arguing that the provision creates legal uncertainty and risks being misused to promote division. The party announced on Thursday that it has tabled the Constitution Twenty-Fourth Amendment Bill, 2026, describing the move as a necessary step to strengthen national unity and reinforce the country’s constitutional framework. Section 235 of the Constitution of South Africa recognises the right to self-determination of any…

The Head of the Presidency (HoP) of the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP), Magasela Mzobe, has resigned from his position less than two years after his appointment. Mzobe said he resigned from the position in December last year, but the matter was kept under wraps to allow the Jacob Zuma party to identify his successor. “I resigned as the MKP Head of Presidency on the 17th of December 2025 during the MKP National Officials meeting held in Durban. “I ventilated my…

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has launched a scathing attack on the Patriotic Alliance (PA), accusing it of attempting to position itself as a recruitment channel for government jobs in the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture. In a strongly worded statement on Tuesday, the MK Party said it was “deeply disappointed” by what it described as political interference in employment processes, following a social media post by a senior PA official. The post, allegedly shared by the party’s…

Nkosentsha Shezi, the long-time loyalist of former President Jacob Zuma who founded the RET (Radical Economic Transformation) Champion and later left the ANC to join the EFF, and later MK Party, and then notched a seat in parliament, has passed away. Shezi, who lived in KwaMashu in the north of Durban, passed away late on Sunday after a short illness. His passing away was confirmed by Nhlamulo Ndlela, the spokesperson of the MK Party and a fellow MP in the…

MK Party pushes for stronger SAPS protection for traditional leaders after safety concerns The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has called for urgent legislative reforms to strengthen the protection of traditional leaders, saying gaps in the law continue to leave AmaKhosi and Khoi-San leaders exposed to threats and violence. In a statement released on Friday, the party said its intervention was prompted by ongoing safety concerns raised during engagements between the government and the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders, as…

The former Deputy City Manager of eThekwini Municipality and a former confidant of former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede, has dumped the ANC and joined the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP). Phillip Sithole, who first gained prominence by turning Durban Tourism around and moulding it into a force to be reckoned with and later as the Deputy City Manager for Economic Development and Planning, joined the Jacob Zuma-led party today. Sithole left the city three years ago when his contract expired, and…