By Simon Nare
uMkhonto weSizwe Party deputy president and parliamentary leader John Hlophe has played down ruptures within party, saying the administrative changes are in no way signals of it collapsing.
Hlophe denied recent reports that party chief whip Colleen Makhubele was in the firing line after a petition signed by MPs calling for her head.
The former judge said as party parliamentary leader, the buck stopped with him and he handled all matters and complaints that arose in the legislative house.
He added that he had the backing of party leader former president Jacob Zuma with whom he consulted as and when was necessary.
Hlophe said he had spoken to Zuma on Wednesday, and Zuma too had no knowledge of the petition.
“There is no letter, there is no petition by MPs in terms of them calling for the head of the chief whip. This is a figment of
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