Jacob Zuma leads the MK party's list
Former President Jacob Zuma holds the top spot on the Umkhonto we Sizwe Party (MKP) list for the National Assembly in the upcoming 29 May national and provincial elections.
Zuma announced his support for the new party last December, and while he remains affiliated with the ANC without being expelled, he has now become the prominent figure in its campaign for the upcoming elections.
The MKP's national list comprises a mix of long-time Zuma associates, political newcomers, and leaders from various small parties, churches, or other groups that endorsed the former president.
Jabulani Khumalo, who registered the party, occupies the second position on the MKP list submitted to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on Friday, followed by Sophonia Tsekedi, president of the All African Alliance Movement (AAAM), whose church-based party endorsed Zuma as its preferred presidential candidate in January.
The leaked list, revealed to the media early on Saturday, includes several long-time Zuma associates, such as tenderpreneur Roy Moodley and Des Van Rooyen, South Africa's shortest-serving finance minister.
Both Van Rooyen and Moodley were prominently featured in the Zondo Commission into state capture, where Zuma opted to walk out instead of facing cross-examination, ultimately leading to his 15-month jail sentence for contempt.
Zuma's daughter Duduzile occupies the 18th spot on the MKP national list, while Visvin Reddy, an African Democratic Change (Adec) eThekwini councillor and former ally of the ANC, holds the ninth position.
Reddy, a former ANC, Democratic Alliance, and Minority Front councillor, recently issued threats of violent uprising if the MKP registration was not approved by the IEC. However, he later apologized and claimed his statements were taken out of context after President Cyril Ramaphosa warned of potential arrests for those making similar statements.
David Skosana, husband of former Public Protector and current Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP Busisiwe Mkhwebane, is positioned at number 15 on the MKP list, followed by former EFF MP Sipho Mbatha.
Khoi San activist Glen Taaibosch holds the 41st spot on the MKP list, succeeded by former African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) MP and Western Cape preacher Wesley Douglas.
Zuma announced his support for the new party last December, and while he remains affiliated with the ANC without being expelled, he has now become the prominent figure in its campaign for the upcoming elections.
The MKP's national list comprises a mix of long-time Zuma associates, political newcomers, and leaders from various small parties, churches, or other groups that endorsed the former president.
Jabulani Khumalo, who registered the party, occupies the second position on the MKP list submitted to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on Friday, followed by Sophonia Tsekedi, president of the All African Alliance Movement (AAAM), whose church-based party endorsed Zuma as its preferred presidential candidate in January.
The leaked list, revealed to the media early on Saturday, includes several long-time Zuma associates, such as tenderpreneur Roy Moodley and Des Van Rooyen, South Africa's shortest-serving finance minister.
Both Van Rooyen and Moodley were prominently featured in the Zondo Commission into state capture, where Zuma opted to walk out instead of facing cross-examination, ultimately leading to his 15-month jail sentence for contempt.
Zuma's daughter Duduzile occupies the 18th spot on the MKP national list, while Visvin Reddy, an African Democratic Change (Adec) eThekwini councillor and former ally of the ANC, holds the ninth position.
Reddy, a former ANC, Democratic Alliance, and Minority Front councillor, recently issued threats of violent uprising if the MKP registration was not approved by the IEC. However, he later apologized and claimed his statements were taken out of context after President Cyril Ramaphosa warned of potential arrests for those making similar statements.
David Skosana, husband of former Public Protector and current Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP Busisiwe Mkhwebane, is positioned at number 15 on the MKP list, followed by former EFF MP Sipho Mbatha.
Khoi San activist Glen Taaibosch holds the 41st spot on the MKP list, succeeded by former African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) MP and Western Cape preacher Wesley Douglas.
