The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK) Party says the X (previously Twitter) posts made by occasion’s member of Parliament, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, insulting secretary-general Floyd Shivambu are unacceptable and represent a direct violation of the occasion’s disciplinary code of conduct.
On Monday night time, 10 February, Zuma-Sambudla – who was just lately charged with incitement to commit violence over the July unrest in 2021, took to X and insulted Shivambu, calling him ineffective and the “worst thing that has ever happened to the MK Party”.
MK PARTY RESPONDS TO DUDUZILE ZUMA-SAMBUDLA’S POSTS ABOUT FLOYD SHIVAMBU
In a collection of posts, Zuma-Sambudla stated Shivambu – who joined the Jacob Zuma-led occasion in August 2024 after resigning from the EFF – is a ineffective newcomer.
“Floyd, I’m not scared of you. Tell your minions to f*ck off. Bloody Mafikizolo’s,” she wrote in one of many posts on X.
MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela stated such actions are unacceptable, divisive, denigrating, and offensive. They undermine the ideas of unity, respect, and self-discipline which might be basic to its values.
Ndhlela stated on response, occasion chief Jacob Zuma, has ordered his daughter to:
- Issue an unconditional public apology to the secretary-general, the president, members, supporters of uMkhonto weSizwe, and all the individuals of South Africa.
- Extend formal apologies to all buildings she serves in or leads, together with the Southern Caucus of the Pan-African Parliament.
“Following this, an inside disciplinary course of might be initiated in accordance with the MK Party structure, code of conduct and all related prescripts.
“Failure to comply with this directive will result in immediate consequences, including the summary termination of Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s membership in the MK Party and her recall from all party responsibilities,” Ndhlela stated.
MK PARTY MP IN COURT
Meanwhile, the 42-year-old appeared within the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 30 January, on prices beneath the Protection of Constitutional Democracy in opposition to Terrorist and Related Activities Act (POCDATARA) and incitement to commit violence over the July unrest in 2021.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson advocate Mthunzi Mhaga stated the matter was delayed as a result of it was the primary time that the NPA charged somebody based mostly on content material posted on social media (X) for content material that they take into account quantities to incitement to commit terrorism.
“It’s a unique and complex case in that reliance on the investigation and evidence is based on social media posts. It’s a technical investigation where some of the parts of the investigation had to be outsourced in terms of experts on social media because SAPS doesn’t have an expert in social media,” Mhaga stated.
Mhaga stated one other difficulty is that emojis and pictures wanted to be interpreted by an professional in that subject. Additionally, procurement processes wanted to be adopted to supply or procure that investigative useful resource.
“The process of investigating the matter, therefore, became more protracted than we anticipated. It is why it took almost three years for the matter to finally have a decision made by the prosecution team, a memorandum presented to the national director of public prosecutions to authorise the prosecution,” he added.
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