Cape Town – Floyd Shivambu will not be sworn in as an MK party Member of Parliament, despite earlier claims he would be redeployed.
His name is absent from the party’s newly released list of nine incoming MPs.
The nine names on the list are: Lungisani Shangase, Jefrey Mtolo, Zibuse Cele, Siphetho Mkhize, Philisande Mkhize, Kaiser Motaung, Noma Buthelezi, Ntandoyenkosi Shezi and Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala.
The MK Party has announced that nine new members will be filling its vacant seats in Parliament.
Contrary to earlier statements, Floyd Shivambu is not among those selected for redeployment.
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The MK party says these individuals offer a wealth of experience and commitment, ready to strengthen the party’s mission to serve the people of South Africa and promote the principles of democracy, equality, and justice.
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Shivambu was recently removed as secretary-general after visiting fugitive pastor Shepherd Bushiri in Malawi.
Though sidelined, Shivambu insists he won’t leave the MK party.
“I have not resigned from uMkhonto weSizwe, and I will never resign from uMkhonto weSizwe,” Shivambu said during a press briefing on Thursday.
He claims his removal was based on false intelligence suggesting he wanted to oust Jacob Zuma as party leader.
Shivambu also accused unnamed individuals of looting R7 million monthly from party funds and criticised the idea of political parties becoming “family projects.”
Meanwhile, the new MK MPs will be sworn in on Wednesday.
Watch Floyd Shivambu address the media below: (Courtesy of SABC News)
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