Zuko Komisa

Judge John Hlophe has been appointed as UMkhonto Wesizwe Party’s National Leader.
His appointment was made public by the MK party in a statement on Thursday night. This year, he was found guilty of serious misconduct and impeached, making history as the first judge in South Africa’s democratic history.
According to a court panel, Hlophe made an effort in 2008 to persuade two Justices of the Constitutional Court to support former president Jacob Zuma in his case involving the corruption of arms deals. A total of 305 members voted in favor of his dismissal, and 25 members voted against it.
The MK Party is now led by former President Jacob Zuma. 58 MPs from the MK party abstained from last week’s swearing-in ceremony for the first session of parliament.
This information was obtained from a leaked document that MK party Secretary General Arthur Zwane released, which listed the new leadership positions for the organization.
Nhlamulo Ndhlela, the spokesperson for MK, subsequently verified this on Friday afternoon.
Zwane also advised party structures of the urgency of establishing financial and administrative functions.
Following recent communications from Parliament regarding the allocation of funds consequent to our representation in the National Assembly and Provincial Legislatures, we are at a critical stage in the structuring of our party’s administrative and financial operations. Given this critical stage of our party’s development and the imperative to establish a robust framework for our operations, the National Office has resolved to centralize certain key responsibilities and roles temporarily. This measure aims to ensure stability, uniformity in operations, and the effective management of resources as we work towards solidifying the foundation of our provincial and regional structures. But also to lay foundations for an all-out local government elections.
Arthur Zwane, the secretary general of the”MK party
On Saturday, Parliament confirmed that the oath of office will be administered to the 58 elected Members of the MK Party who were not available to be sworn in during the first sitting of the National Assembly on 14 June.
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