MK Party appoints former ANC MP Mervyn Dirks as KZN chief whip

The MK Party (MKP) has appointed former ANC MP Mervyn Dirks as chief whip in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature, replacing Kwazi Mbanjwa who was suspended last week.Mbanjwa, along with Thobani Zuma and Sfiso Zuma, were suspended for alleged irregularities and transgressions of the party’s constitution.Mbanjwa’s suspension was immediate and he was removed as chief whip. In a leaked letter signed by secretary-general Floyd Shivambu, Mbanjwa was accused of refusing to hand over control of the party’s bank accounts.“Despite a directive from the high command to hand over all MKP banking…