TROUBLE AT HOME: Zuma swaps MK party’s eThekwini mayoral candidate as party-list probe deepens
Jacob Zuma has replaced the MK party’s eThekwini mayoral candidate just 12 days after her appointment, as the party investigates allegations that legitimate councillor candidates were removed from its lists and replaced with other names.
Jacob Zuma has appointed a new candidate for the eThekwini mayoral position, just 12 days after Zandile Hlophe-Mkhwanazi was announced as the party's initial choice, amid a probe into allegations of manipulation of candidate lists by the uMkhonto Wesizwe party (MKP). Zuma, the party's leader, ordered the removal of Hlophe-Mkhwanazi and National Party Liaison Committee member Sibonelo Maphumulo from the committee overseeing the party's interactions with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC).
MKP aims to secure control of eThekwini in the upcoming municipal elections, with recent polls indicating strong support for the party.
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