Jacob Zuma, leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP), is reportedly mulling legal action against his former party, the ANC, after his attempt to overturn his expulsion failed.
The ANC’s National Disciplinary Committee of Appeal (NDCA) upheld the decision of the National Disciplinary Committee, confirming Zuma’s permanent expulsion from the party.
Zuma, who joined the ANC at the age of 16 and served as South Africa’s president from 2007 to 2017, was expelled from the party in July. Zuma’s brother, Khanya Zuma, said:
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My brother is fighting for the party he worked so hard for not to be destroyed. I don’t know whether he is going to take the party to court because we have not spoken about this matter since after his appeal was unsuccessful.
Khanya claimed to have been a member of the ANC before leaving the party and joining MKP following Zuma’s endorsement of the party in December last year.
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Khanya, who also lives in Nkandla, north of KwaZulu-Natal, said:
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What I know is that Msholozi (Zuma’s clan name) will fight right to the end to make sure the sellout in the ANC doesn’t lead the party that he worked so hard for from his young age until recently.
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A close ally of Zuma exclusively told the Daily News that he plans to take legal action against the ANC, led by his rival President Cyril Ramaphosa, following his permanent expulsion from the party.
The Zuma ally, who did not want to be named, was quoted as saying:
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Zuma is going to exploit all the avenues, including the legal route, to retain his ANC membership. He is planning to fight his expulsion in court where Cyril Ramaphosa is likely to be cited as the first respondent in court documents.
Zuma is trying to rescue the ANC from the clutches of the people who are bent on destroying the ANC.
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Political analyst Professor Sipho Seepe argued that Zuma’s intimation about wanting to remain in the ANC serves to cast doubt on the current ANC leadership. Added Prof Seepe:
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He forces ANC members to compare him against the current prepaid leadership. He does this knowing that people’s material conditions have worsened under Ramaphosa.
Despite being led supposedly by a billionaire, the ANC had repeatedly failed to pay the salaries of its members.
Yes, this matter appears to have been temporarily resolved, but it is something that happened under Ramaphosa.
Secondly, he is also keeping the ANC busy while his party is busy mobilising on the ground. The third aspect is raising the possibility of black unity beyond party lines. This opens doors for its recruitment of disgruntled ANC members.
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However, political analyst Dr Ongama Mtika believes that Zuma reflects somebody who lives in denialism. Said Dr Mtika:
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He has founded a party that is against the ANC and this is not constitutional within the context of the ANC.
Any kingdom that is divided within itself is going to fall apart, and so the ANC has been falling apart in the democratic period because of internal divisions.
Zuma’s formation of the MK Party shows that enterprise is chief of all the divisions that have taken place in the ANC.
The challenge with him (Zuma) continuing to fight to remain a member of the ANC is an illogical thing.
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Zuma’s expulsion from the ANC followed his active promotion of MKP, a move that ANC leaders, including Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, have linked to the party’s dramatic decline in the May 29 elections.
In those elections, the ANC’s national vote share plummeted from a dominant 58% to a mere 40%. Meanwhile, the MKP surged, securing 14% of the national vote and an impressive 45% in KwaZulu-Natal, making it the largest party in the province.
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Jacob Zuma, who used to be part of the ANC party, wants to take legal action against them for kicking him out. Zuma's brother says he is fighting to protect the ANC party. Zuma's friend says he will go to court to stay in the ANC. Some people think Zuma is causing trouble for the ANC. Zuma started a new party called MKP, which did well in the elections. The ANC did not do as well, and some blame Zuma for that. Some people think Zuma should stop trying to get back into the ANC.

Zuma Considers Legal Action Against ANC Over Expulsion

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has filed an urgent application at the Constitutional Court to interdict the first sitting of Parliament set for Friday, 14 June.
According to <a href="https://www.news24.com/news24/politics/political-parties/live-all-the-latest-news-analysis-and-results-from-the-2024-south-african-general-elections-20240527">News24</a>, MKP is taking Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, Parliament secretary Xolile George and others to the ConCourt over the party’s claims that, without its presence at the swearing-in, the first sitting will not quorate.
In a two-part application, the MKP asks the Constitutional Court to urgently hear its application and to interdict Friday’s first sitting of the National Assembly from proceeding.
In the second part, the party is seeking the court to declare Zondo’s and Secretary to Parliament Xolile George’s conduct in proceeding with the sitting as “inconsistent with the Constitution”.
MKP also want a declaratory order that the National Assembly is not properly constituted if the first sitting “consists of no less than 340 members and no more than 400” and if these members have not been sworn in.
Furthermore, the party wants the apex court to set aside the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) declaration of the elections as free and fair and to order President Cyril Ramaphosa to proclaim another election.
MKP secretary-general Sihle Ngubane alleges in his affidavit that there is a “potential” tally of 590 000 votes that were affected by “discrepancies”.
Ngubane argues that the matter will end up in the Electoral Court and therefore a new president cannot be elected before the matter has been heard.
Parliament will continue with the sitting unless interdicted by the ConCourt.
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MK Party Files Urgent ConCourt Application To Interdict First Sitting Of Parliament

The Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance (DA) was set to meet on Monday at the party’s headquarters in Bruma, Johannesburg.
As reported by <a href="https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/da-federal-council-meets-on-monday-to-discuss-gnu/">SABC News</a>, the party’s top leadership will be discussing power-sharing arrangements with the African National Congress (ANC) and other parties.
The DA garnered nearly 22% of the national vote, won the majority in the Western Cape, and showed a presence in all other provinces in the 29 May 2024 National and Provincial elections.
DA’s National Spokesperson Solly Malatsi said that the party will also specifically look at the ANC proposal to form a government of national unity (GNU). Said Malatsi:
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The DA welcomes the fact that negotiations are now moving to a substantive negotiation phase. Our negotiation team based on the announcement made by the president last night have further meetings with other parties to listen to their views and reactions.
We also hope to get more details from the ANC about the finer details of what a government of national unity entails which will then be deliberated by our federal executive and subsequently, our federal council will then be deliberated on Monday.
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The proposal to have the ANC and the DA working together has drawn mixed reactions, with the South African Communist Party saying it would be going against its anti-capitalist agenda.
Meanwhile, the DA laid down stringent conditions under which parties would be included in the GNU.
The party said it would only agree to be part of ANC’s proposed governing structure if the uMkhonto weSizwe, Economic Freedom Fighters and Patriotic Alliance were excluded.
Speaking to <a href="https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/gnu-arrogant-da-could-find-itself-out-of-multiparty-government-says-mk-party-b27678be-6c95-4096-ab01-2e03a720a251">IOL</a>, senior MK leader Muzi Ntshingila said the DA will likely be out of the GNU. Said Ntshingila:
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The DA has already isolated itself by being arrogant in ignoring the will of the people and the majority who voted for MK in KwaZulu-Natal.
Progressive black forces are willing to put the country and the vision of the majority of our people first and will come together to do that.
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Ntshingila added the party’s stance on not accepting ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa as part of any new formation still stands.
He, however, hinted at compromises being made to ensure their bigger prize in keeping the DA out of any government coalition is achieved.
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