‘We are not the problem child’, says MK party after backlash over election ‘threats’

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The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has dismissed suggestions that it will disrupt this year’s provincial and national elections.

uMkhonto weSizwe party members during a regional rally at Alexandra Stadium in Johannesburg on 10 February 2024. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The Citizen) party has dismissed suggestions that it will disrupt this year’s provincial and national elections following backlash from some government officials.

“We are not the problem child… whatever happens in this country will be based on the people’s view. MK party is just a catalyst to lead people into the elections,” he said. While he did not want to give a definite figure, the MK spokesperson said the party had certainly surpassed a million members. Zuma, who was convicted to 15 months in prison for contempt of court in July 2021 and later received a remission of sentence,MK party vs ANC over logo, registration

 

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