Cape Town — Former president Jacob Zuma was a no-show at a rally in Senwabarwana in Limpopo this past weekend, due to security concerns, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party confirmed.
This is the second time in one month that Zuma has failed to make an appearance at a rally after he failed to show up for a party rally in the Eastern Cape after he attended a funeral of a former comrade.
Zuma was set to appear at a Freedom Day rally after he was invited as a guest by traditional leader, Kgoshi TJ Maleboho. However, he did not show for the event, with the MK party provincial leader, Cyril Jack, citing it was down to safety concerns, IOL reported.
“I can confirm that the president, due to security reasons, could not make it. We received the message late yesterday, and you people in the media understand it better and going through social media, you’d understand due to what happened yesterday,” he said.
Another MASSIVE DISASTER for Jacob Zuma owned MK Parry as jacob Zuma was a NO SHOW at his Freedom Day Rally yesterday in a village in Senwabarwana, Limpopo yesterday. The official story is Zuma cancelled due to “security” concerns but the real reason is that after putting up… pic.twitter.com/5mQQz0krSo
— Goolam (@goolammv) April 28, 2024
The MK Party recently made the decision to expel the party’s founder, Jabulani Khumalo, from the party, saying changes in leadership was needed to “cleanse itself”.
According to SABC News, Zuma made it clear that the current leadership was on an interim basis. Zuma had made it clear that there are still a lot of changes the party will see.
“When you get out of hand we are going to remove you. Those who forcefully impose themselves doing as they want, even using money they think we don’t know and (we) know very well,” Zuma said.
The party has shown its ability to make big decision and the question now stands whether it will have a negative impact ahead of the elections on 29 May.
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