ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said that former president Jacob Zuma expelled himself from the party after he publicly announced that he will vote for the the newly registered Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party in the 2024 elections.
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said that former president Jacob Zuma expelled himself from the party after he publicly announced that he will vote for the the newly registered Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party in the 2024 elections.
He said there was no need for the ANC to take disciplinary measures against Zuma for his actions, stating that the former president had decided to leave.
“We can’t take someone who decided to leave for DC. He left and opened a political party, undermining the party’s credibility,” he said.
He emphasised that the ANC did not expel Zuma, stating that “he is in control of his life, he does what he likes, we are not going to take him to the DC, he has already expelled himself. The ANC did not expel Zuma.”
Zuma announced last month in Soweto that he will vote for MK in the upcoming elections.
He also warned politicians against insulting the MK Party.
Mbalula addressed party members and supporters at the Mjindi Town Hall in Barberton, Mpumalanga over the weekend.
Other top leaders were also out on activities in the province. This is as the party builds up to the January 8 rally.
The ANC’s 112th anniversary will take place at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday.
Mbalula said Zuma should have approached the ANC leadership to discuss and address issues that he might have had with the party.
However, what has raised eyebrows amongst the public was when Mbalula revealed that the ANC protected and defended Zuma in the Nkandla saga when the Constitutional Court ruled that he was not fit for office.
He took a swipe at Zuma for failing to stand by and support President Cyril Ramaphosa in his campaign.
“In defence of our president, we went to Parliament and said a swimming pool is a fire pool. Mogoeng Mogoeng released a judgment against Zuma but the ANC stood by him, today he says he can’t stand President Cyril Ramaphosa,” he said.
