Zuma Disbands 'Presidential Task Team' Amid Claims Candidates Were Removed From List

MK Party names Apostle Mxolisi Phakathi as eThekwini mayoral candidate after internal purge

Jacob Zuma dissolves the MK Party task team and orders a forensic probe into alleged list tampering, while Apostle Mxolisi Phakathi becomes eThekwini candidate.

Zuma axes MK Party task team, replaces eThekwini mayoral candidate

Jacob Zuma has wielded the axe again, disbanding the MK Party’s Presidential Task Team for the second time in six weeks. Zuma also replaced the party’s eThekwini mayoral candidate, Zandile Hlophe-Mkhwanazi, just 12 days after naming her for the position. This comes as Zuma ordered a probe into allegations that the party’s councillor lists were […]

Zuma Disbands 'Presidential Task Team' Amid Claims Candidates Were Removed From List

Durban – The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has launched an investigation into alleged irregularities concerning the councillor candidate lists.   In a statement made available to The Bulrushes on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the MK Party announced that: “Pending the outcome of the necessary processes, the president [Jacob Zuma] has decided to remove Cde […]