KZN – Former uMkhonto weSiswe (MK) Party Secretary General Floyd Shivambu has taken a shot at the party in a statement addressing the termination of his membership.
The party said on Friday that it had given Shivambu notice of his expulsion on July 15, citing allegations Shivambu had made against the party and his forming of a new political alternative.
It said these actions had “not only publicly defined himself outside the ranks and ideological line of the MK Party, but seriously violated the trust placed in him as a member of the MK Party”.
The politician later publicly acknowledged the decision and said he had no plans to appeal.
Reflecting on his 10-month membership, Shivambu thanked those he had served with and said he now had time to focus his attention on the Mayibuye Consultation Process and Afrika Mayibuye Movement he announced in June.
In a clear dig at the MK Party and the EFF he left to join it, Shivambu described his movement as not a “cult” or a family-run political business.
“This process is taking a clear direction toward founding a revolutionary political movement grounded in sound principles, not a cult and not run by a family.
“It will be a movement dedicated to genuine transformation, inclusivity and the empowerment of all South Africans.”
Former uMkhonto weSiswe (MK) Party Secretary General Floyd Shivambu. (Pic: Sourced)