South Africa’s ANC has expelled former President Jacob Zuma, a member of the party for six decades, following his conviction for founding and supporting the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party.
This move comes after the MK Party, which Zuma backed, secured 58 seats in recent parliamentary elections, displacing the EFF as South Africa’s third-largest political entity.
The ANC’s National Disciplinary Committee found Zuma guilty of undermining the party’s integrity through his collaboration with uMkhonto weSizwe, contrary to ANC principles. Zuma, suspended from the party since January 2024, has 21 days to appeal the decision to the ANC’s National Committee of Appeal.
In response, MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela expressed disappointment, noting they were informed of Zuma’s expulsion via social media without formal notification.
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Ndhlela criticized the ANC’s handling, emphasizing that neither Zuma, Tony Yengeni, nor their legal team had received official correspondence, highlighting their shock at the decision’s current status.
“We are very disappointed at the conduct of the ANC. We find ourselves having to respond to ourselves you know of the back of a document circulating on social media, when we haven’t actually received this formally.
Neither President Jacob Zuma, Comrade Tony Yengeni nor even our legal team has had sight of any formal correspondence.
So we are quite shocked that this is the status of the decision that they have taken,” he said.
