MK Party seeks legal advice on appointment of ANC allies who have access to SEOs

MK Party seeks legal advice on appointment of ANC allies who have access to SEOs

This follows the appointment of former ANC MP Richard Dyantyi and Ahmed Kathrada Foundation executive director Neeshan Balton to the RAF’s interim board. The official opposition MK Party said it’s seeking legal advice on what it calls the continued appointment of people close the African National Congress (ANC) to the boards of some of the country’s public entities. In the latest board appointments at the Road Accident Fund (RAF), the […]

11/08/2025 2

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ConCourt denies MK Party direct access in its bid to set aside Ramaphosa’s decision to place Mchunu on special leave

The MK Party approached the court on an urgent basis to set aside the president's decision to place Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave and to appoint an acting police minister. The Constitutional Court has denied direct access to the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party and former President Jacob Zuma in the matter against President Cyril Ramaphosa. The MK Party approached the court on an urgent basis to set aside […]

31/07/2025 1

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MK Party challenge against Ramaphosa appointment of acting police minister looms

The party is approaching the Constitutional Court on an urgent basis to have the decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa overturned. The president has until Monday to file answering papers in the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s challenge over appointing an acting police minister. The party is approaching the Constitutional Court urgently to have President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision overturned. Earlier in July, Ramaphosa placed Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu on special leave […]

28/07/2025 1

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MKP submits request to Speaker to consider its no-confidence motion in Ramaphosa for failing to fire Mchunu

The party said that by firing former Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane, and not Mchunu, the president had failed to show that the Government of National Unity (GNU) was committed to real reform. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) said it’s submitted a request to the Speaker to consider its motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa for, among other things, failing to fire Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. The party […]

22/07/2025

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ConCourt gives parties involved in MK Party challenge against Mchunu until Thursday to lodge papers

The party approached the ConCourt on an urgent basis on Friday, arguing that President Cyril Ramaphosa took a series of irrational decisions following accusations of corruption levelled against Mchunu by KZN Police Commissioner Mkhwanazi. The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has given parties involved in the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s challenge against suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu until Thursday to lodge their papers. The party approached the ConCourt on an urgent basis […]

21/07/2025 2

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MK Party wants to table no-confidence motion against Ramaphosa over SAPS crisis

The party accuses Ramaphosa of turning a blind eye to allegations of political interference in the South African Police Service (SAPS). The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party wants to table another motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa. The party accuses Ramaphosa of turning a blind eye to allegations of political interference in the South African Police Service (SAPS). KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleges senior police officials are meddling […]

19/07/2025

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Zuma, MKP file urgent ConCourt application to reverse Ramaphosa’s police ministry shake-up

Zuma and the MK Party are asking the court to strike down the decision, calling it irrational and unconstitutional. Former President Jacob Zuma and the MK Party have approached the Constitutional Court on an urgent basis, demanding that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s shake-up of the police ministry be reversed. The party has slammed the move as an abuse of power. It follows controversial claims by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhawanazi of […]

18/07/2025 16

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MK Party: Ramaphosa made legal missteps when appointing interim police minister

The MK Party also slammed Ramaphosa’s choice of Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga to lead a commission of inquiry into police corruption as premature and a conflict of interest. The official opposition claimed the president made several legal missteps when he placed Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu on special leave and appointed an interim minister from outside of the National Assembly to take his place. The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) […]

16/07/2025

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MK, EFF question need for SCOPA inquiry into RAF

After a year of back and forth over the financial management and governance of the entity, the committee on Tuesday resolved to launch an inquiry that will include witness testimony from those who've blown the lid on irregularities. The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFf) have appeared hesitant for Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) to launch an inquiry into the Road Accident Fund (RAF). […]

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