Durban — De facto youth leader for the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, Bonginkosi Khanyile, has warned ANC secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, to stop threatening the party over the use of the MK name.
Khanyile was speaking after MK supporters staged a march to the Durban city hall on Friday where he called party supporters to come out in their numbers to stand against the ANC’s stance. The MK rally focused on a number of issues in the city including service delivery, water supply issues, and the ongoing corruption, TimesLIVE reported.
“The gloves are off . We are tired of the white monopoly capital of Cyril Ramaphosa and Fikile Mbalula. The MK [name] is ours and Jacob Zuma’s. We are very clear we want all the expanded public works programme employees to be permanently employed,” Khanyile said.
Khanyile did not mince his words, saying South Africa belongs to black people and called for the stolen land to be returned to blacks again. He also said white people must stop acting as if the land is their own, and they remain guilty because they continue to benefit from Apartheid and colonialisation.
PICS: The protest by the Jacob Zuma led MK Party in Durban earlier today. The newly unveiled party was protesting against poor service delivery by the ANC led eThekwini municipality. pic.twitter.com/EyN7eEHWdv
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According to MK representative for the eThekwini region representative, Gugu Mathonsi, it is concerning that people in eThekwini and other areas in KZN, are struggling with water issues.
“Water is a basic human need. Without water we cannot do anything and it means that our basic human right is taken away. We cannot cook and bathe and our children are turned away from schools as a result,” Mathonsi said.
“We are sick and tired of marching to the municipality, but whenever we march here we don’t get attended to by the mayor. Instead we are given a junior official who has less than three months’ experience with the municipality,” Khanyile added.
The party called for clean, safe water, prepaid water meters and insourcing of water tankers. It has given the city 14 days to meet its demands.
MK party protesters marched to Durban City Hall to protest the poor service delivery of the ANC.
I want to know why there’s no media coverage of the MK party march in Durban. @Newzroom405 @SABCNews @samkelemaseko @eNCA pic.twitter.com/cNYSii6eOK
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