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MK Party leader Jacob Zuma faces growing internal turbulence following claims of efforts from within to destabilise the party.
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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
KZN MKP MPL Nkosinathi Mthethwa was expelled from the party last week and lost his seat in the provincial Legislature. But the party now wants him reinstated.
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MK Party clash with KZN speaker over bid to reinstate KZN MPL

The MK Party removed Nkosinathi Mthethwa as an KZN MPL last week but now want him reinstated.

  • Willem Phungula
4 min read
NFP says Speaker Nontembeko Boyce is delaying the replacement of expelled MPL Mbali Shinga.
THAMSANQA NTULI

Row deepens between NFP and KZN Speaker over party's Legislature seat

The NFP has challenged the KZN Speaker’s decision to delay Ivan Barnes’s swearing-in amid an appeal by expelled MPL Mbali Shinga.

  • Willem Phungula
5 min read
MK Party candidates in eThekwini are demanding the resignation of replacement candidates after alleging that names were removed from 34 ward lists submitted to the IEC.
MKPARTY

LGE 2026: MK Party candidates in eThekwini demand resignations over alleged list changes

Tensions are heating up in the MK Party over alleged manipulation of ward councillor lists.

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