By Zukile Majova
Political Editor
Jacob Zuma wants nothing to do with Jabulani Khumalo, the man he instructed to register the Umkhonto Wesizwe party with the IEC.
After finding out that Khumalo was allegedly sharing MK party strategies and secrets with the ANC, Zuma said he decided to remove Khumalo as leader and later expelled him from the party.
But Khumalo, who still claims to be one of the leaders of the party, is still number one on the MK party’s list of candidates for the National Assembly.
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has submitted the list of future MPs to the secretary of Parliament and Khumalo is expected to be the only MK party MP to be sworn in.
The rest of the party’s 57 candidates are expected to boycott Parliament as MK is fighting for the IEC to recount its votes. Zuma is taking the IEC to court, accusing it of various election irregularities, including vote rigging.
On the list for Parliament are Zuma’s daughter Dudu Zuma-Sambudla and MK party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela.
Des van Rooyen, the man Zuma made finance minister for three days during the dark days of state capture, is also eventually going to Parliament.
From the ANC side, Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor is out, as are Police Minister Bheki Cele, Defence Minister Thandi Modise and Minister of Labour Thulas Nxesi.
Other ministers who won’t be returning include Public Enterprise Minister Pravin Gordhan and Public Service and Administration Minister Noxolo Kiviet.
Due to being charged with accepting a R1.7-million bribe, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa is out of the cabinet. Yet despite this scandal, Kodwa remains on the ANC list for Parliament.
Malusi Gigaba, the former public enterprises minister who allegedly helped the Guptas loot state companies, also returns to Parliament.
Pictured above: MK party founder Jabulani Khumalo at the Electoral Court, where he wants the IEC to recognise him as the leader of the party.
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