MKP leaders celebrate as ‘arrogant’ Shivambu to assume backbenches of parliament

Party led by former president Jacob Zuma axes Floyd Shivambu as secretary-general over his trip in April to Malawi to visit fugitive Shepherd Bushiri

04 June 2025 - 04:30 By LIZEKA TANDWA and THABO MOKONE

The MK Party is set to rejig its list of candidates to the National Assembly to open the door for Floyd Shivambu to make a return to parliament...

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