Zuma reads riot act over infighting, leadership squabbles in MK Party

Umkhonto weSizwe Party President Jacob Zuma has expressed concerns about members who fight for positions within the party.

He was speaking in Kwa-Ximba area north of Durban.

The mini-rally was a build-up to the party’s first-anniversary celebration on December 15 at Moses Mabhida Stadium.

Zuma says party members who fight for positions delay the growth of the party.

He also says such behaviour has the potential of preventing new members from joining the party.

“I don’t know if you see that there are challenges and disputes. Some of them come from within the party. These disputes are between the convener and co-coordinator. What are they fighting for? Please tell me. Some people spend their energy on things that cannot benefit the party. What is the rush because when we rule the country there will be more positions.”

Zuma also told members that the party has collected enough evidence to prove that votes were stolen in the May elections.

“We have all the evidence now and what I can say is that all our votes were stolen. This means that soon you will be called to run the country in Pretoria. Don’t be scared as I am telling you the truth, perhaps it can be the end of this year.”

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Members of the party who attended the rally have meanwhile vowed to work for the party.

Qiniso Cibane and Snenhlanhla Memela are optimistic that the party can change the lives of young people.

All of us must go on the ground and we must work, we must mobilise, then positions will be a bonus. As young people of MK party in the eThekwini region we are always on the ground to make sure that the people of this region are liberated,” Cibane said.

Memela added: “Obviously, the only thing that we are fighting for as young people is to change the current government that is ruling as it has failed to give us jobs. The only thing that we must do is change the government that is in place so that the lives of young people can change.”

Earlier in the day, Jacob Zuma and senior leaders of the party visited the grave of the late traditional leader of KwaXimba – Inkosi Msinga Mlaba.

Mlaba was killed in 1988 at the height of political violence between IFP and the ANC.