WATCH | MK Party not targeting ANC or EFF

Cape Town – Gauteng spokesperson for the MK party Bafana Mahlabe says the party is not targeting the ANC or EFF for membership or growth.

Speaking during an interview with Newzroom Afrika, Mahlabe said the MK party is open to everyone who resonates with its policies and people’s mandate.

The MK Party, founded by former president Jacob Zuma on December 16, 2023, is set to celebrate its first anniversary this month.

While it has attracted notable political figures like Floyd Shivambu, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Dali Mpofu, and others, the party denies targeting the ANC or EFF for its growth.

MK Party Gauteng Spokesperson Bafana Mahlabe says they are not targeting the ANC and EFF for growth. The party will mark a year since its formation last December. #Newzroom405

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According to Mahlabe, the presence of high-profile figures like Mkhwebane, Shivambu, and Mpofu in the MK party reflects their alignment with its direction rather than an active effort to recruit from other political organisations.

“We are not necessarily targeting anyone. We [have just] opened this membership of uMkhonto weSizwe to everyone.

“Those people who are in these political parties like Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Floyd Shivambu, lately Dali Mpofu and many others is because they can relate to policies, the people’s mandate of uMkhonto weSizwe and the direction In which the party is taking,” Mahlabe said.