Fikile Mbalula: Zuma is Nothing But a Counter Revolutionary

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Sibusiso Ndlovu

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says former President Jacob Zuma is nothing but a counter-revolutionary. A statement came after the African National Congress (ANC) suspended Zuma from the ANC after he declared that he would campaign for the newly formed MK Party ahead of general elections this year.

Mbalula says the National Executive Committee (NEC) agreed that Zuma’s actions warranted an immediate suspension. Meanwhile, Police Minister Bheki Cele has urged ANC supporters to bury the idea of Jacob Zuma. He asked the members to let him go. Zuma announced in December, in Soweto, that he would be campaigning for the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK).

Bheki Cele warned ANC members “never to repeat the mistake of protecting an individual at the expense of the ANC, as the ANC is the inheritance of the next generation. It cannot die with us,” he said.

The MK party insists Zuma remains a loyal member of the ANC and that his support for MK was to appreciate the wrongs inflicted by the ANC on its members through President Cyril Ramaphosa. MK member Bonginkosi Khanyily has told supporters that the former president, Jacob Zuma, will be the face of the party ahead of the 2024 general elections. Andile Mngxitama, of the Black First Land First (BLF), has joined hands with the UK Party, which is backed by former President Jacob Zuma.

Zuma says the newly formed MK party is aiming for a two-thirds majority in this year’s general elections. He says he can introduce a new government led by him via the MK Party. He said load-shedding was one of his key priorities.