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…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the National Freedom Party (NFP) have agreed to attend a joint meeting of the so-called “black and progressive political parties” to discuss plans for a coalition government that will see the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) ousted in KwaZulu-Natal. The African National Congress (ANC), which holds 17 of the 80 seats in the provincial legislature, is still mum, and early indications suggest that without the approval from Luthuli House, they…

Calls for accountability over the Phala Phala farm investigation have intensified after multiple political parties demanded the release and parliamentary scrutiny of a report compiled by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) into the 2020 burglary at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm. The African Transformation Movement has formally written to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, requesting that IPID be summoned to account for its findings and conduct during the investigation. In a letter addressed to committee chairperson Ian Cameron, ATM leader…

Colleen Makhubele has resigned as a member of parliament for the MK Party, effective immediately. Her decision comes just a month after she was removed from her position as the party’s parliamentary chief whip. In a statement posted on her social media accounts, Makhubele said her resignation was a necessary step for personal reflection and integrity. “It is with a heavy heart that I resign as an MP of the MK Party. I have served with dedication, but I believe…

Despite holding talks with the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) over the weekend in Durban, the National Freedom Party (NFP) has confirmed it remains outside the KwaZulu-Natal Government of Provincial Unity (GPU) and will back efforts to unseat Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli. In a statement on Tuesday, the NFP said discussions with the IFP are ongoing but have not yet concluded. It added that it is happy to remain in the opposition benches of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature in Pietermaritzburg. “Our position stands…

The Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MK Party) Royal and Traditional Leadership, a structure within the party tasked with tackling traditional leadership matters, says it supports the call to rename the province of KwaZulu-Natal by removing the colonial “Natal” and leaving only KwaZulu. The structure says that the starting point of transformation and historical correction must be the renaming of the Province itself. It added that KwaZulu existed long before colonial borders and names were imposed, and the continued attachment of the…

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is calling for urgent action after a Facebook user called for the assassination of KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli, to pave the way for the MK Party to take over the province. The threat was posted by a user identifying as Lawrence Mcatshangelwa Mbeje on social media. Writing in Zulu, he said: “In order for the province of KwaZulu-Natal to return to the MK Party, Thami Ntuli must be shot because he likes positions.” The IFP…