Expelled uMkhonto weSizwe MPs defied party by attending swearing-in ceremony, court hears

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CAPE TOWN – The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party says ten former Members of Parliament (MPs) who’ve approached the Western Cape High Court to get their jobs back defied the party by appearing in Parliament to be sworn in as its representatives.
It told the court more than 90% of the 800 people who appeared on the party’s list submitted to the Electoral Commission ahead of the May polls were not known to the party’s president, Jacob Zuma.
The party said the urgent application should be dismissed because the complainants knew they had been expelled two months ago already.
Simba Chitando,…



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