Johnathan Paoli
Former Western Cape Judge President John Mandlakayise Hlophe has been designated as Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party leader in Parliament, amid the party’s drive to decentralise key roles and responsibilities.
The Hlophe announcement came out from an MK internal document where the party’s secretary-general Arthur Zwane addressed all party caucuses on Thursday.
In what many have speculated as plans for the imminent swearing in of the 58 MK members who boycotted the NA’s first sitting last week Friday, Zwane said there was a critical need to establish a robust framework of operations.
“Following recent communication from parliament regarding the allocation of funds consequent to our representation in the National Assembly and provincial legislatures, we are at a critical stage in the structuring of our party’s administrative and financial operations,” he said.
The SG said the measures were aimed to ensure stability, uniformity in operations, and the effective management of
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