UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader Jacob Zuma’s legal representatives have sent a letter of demand to the African National Congress (ANC) requesting the reinstatement of his membership to the party.
In 2024, the ANC charged and suspended Zuma for contravening the party’s rules when he launched the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party [which he currently leads] on 16 December 2023 in Orlando, Soweto. His disciplinary hearing was held virtually in July, and ANC outcast Tony Yengeni represented him. He was eventually suspended and appealed the decision. However, the ANC’s national disciplinary committee of appeals upheld the national disciplinary committee’s decision to suspend the former president.
ZUMA DEMANDS REINSTATEMENT OF HIS ANC MEMBERSHIP
The ANC NDC found Zuma “guilty of contravening Rule 25 of the ANC constitution for prejudicing the integrity or repute of the organisation by acting in collaboration with a registered political party, to wit the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, which is not in alliance with the ANC, in a manner contrary to the aims, policies, and objectives of the ANC.”
Following the NDC of appeal’s decision, the foundation said Zuma strongly rejects the notion that the ANC under President Cyril Ramaphosa’s leadership has the authority to expel him from the movement he has dedicated his life to.
On Wednesday, 8 January, Jacob Zuma Foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi said the lawyer’s letter outlines significant procedural and substantive concerns regarding the processes undertaken by ANC’s NDC and NDCA.
Manyi said these issues highlight the irregularities that they believe an independent legal review would likely find invalid.
“Jacob Zuma has requested that the ANC address this matter and announce his reinstatement by 31 January 2025. Should this not occur, he may have no choice but to explore legal remedies to protect his constitutional and contractual rights as a loyal member of the ANC for 65 years,” Manyi explained.
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