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MK Party leader Jacob Zuma faces growing internal turbulence following claims of efforts from within to destabilise the party.
MKPARTY

MKP: Allegation of destabilisation plot emerges amid candidate list furore

A KZN MK Party leader has unpacked concerns about internal sabotage amid disputes.

  • Willem Phungula
5 min read
The court has directed that UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader Jacob Zuma reconsider the expulsion of two Members of Parliament.
MK PARTY

Court sets aside Zuma’s expulsion of two MK Party MPs

The Western Cape High Court has set aside the expulsions of MK Party MPs Pumlani Kubukeli and Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala.

  • Kamini Padayachee and Willem Phungula
3 min read
Expelled MK Party MPs Pumlani Kubukeli and Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala are challenging party president Jacob Zuma’s authority to remove them without a disciplinary hearing.
MK PARTY

Expelled MK Party MPs await ruling on Zuma’s power to remove members

Expelled MK Party MPs Pumlani Kubukeli and Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala are challenging party president Jacob Zuma’s authority to remove them.

  • Willem Phungula
3 min read
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has announced that national chairperson Apostle Mxolisi Phakathi will replace Zandile Hlophe-Mkhwanazi as the eThekwini mayoral candidate.
2026 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

‘We are scapegoats’: MK Party official pushes back amid candidate list probe

The scandal could decide who runs Durban — while an academic warns it could turn violent.

  • Willem Phungula
3 min read
uMkhonto weSizwe Party members want their leader Jacob Zuma to deal with the people allegedly manipulated the councillor candidate lists
JACOB ZUMA

LGE 2026: Zuma intervenes in MKP councillor list clashes

MK Party members in eThekwini have protested over alleged changes to councillor candidate lists submitted to the IEC.

  • Willem Phungula
2 min read
Two expelled MK Party members are challenging party president Jacob Zuma’s power to remove members without a disciplinary hearing.
MKPARTY

MK Party heads for court showdown over Zuma’s expulsion powers

Two expelled MK Party members are asking the Western Cape High Court to rule on whether party president Jacob Zuma can remove members without a disciplinary hearing.

  • Willem Phungula
5 min read
UMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) president Jacob Zuma arriving at a hotel in uMhlanga on Friday for the party's media briefing.
ANC

MKP banks on Zuma's popularity over high-profile mayor candidates

The MK Party has named former Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi as its Johannesburg mayoral candidate and announced candidates for five other major metros.

  • Willem Phungula
3 min read
The MK Party, led by its president Jacob Zuma, says it has expelled MPs Pumlani Kubukeli and Dr Khanyisile Litchfield - Tshabalala with immediate effect for conduct it says harmed the organisation. The pair deny wrongdoing.
JACOB ZUMA

Expelled MK Party MPs Kubukeli and Litchfield-Tshabalala question sudden removal

The MK Party has expelled MPs Pumlani Kubukeli and Dr Khanyisile Litchfield Tshabalala with immediate effect. However, both deny being given reasons or a disciplinary hearing.

  • Willem Phungula
3 min read
UMkhonto weSizwe Party president Jacob Zuma has been called on to intervene in a candidate list dispute in KwaZulu-Natal.
2026 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

Friction and disputes: Inside the MKP's local election scramble

With the deadline for councillor candidate submissions looming, political analyst explores whether internal disputes could affect the MK Party's electoral chances.

  • Willem Phungula
3 min read
Duduzane Zuma's appointment as first deputy president of the MK Party could boost youth engagement ahead of the November 4 election, analysts say.
MK PARTY

Duduzane Zuma’s appointment in MK Party: a potential game-changer for youth political engagement

Duduzane Zuma’s recent appointment as first deputy president of the MK Party could energise youth engagement in the upcoming local elections.

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
5 min read