UMKHONTO we Sizwe Military Veterans’ Association (MKMVA) spokesperson Carl Niehaus has been suspended by the African National Congress (ANC) with immediate effect for bringing the party into disrepute.
This comes after Niehaus on Tuesday released a statement defying the ANC national executive committee (NEC) decision confirming the disbandment of MKMVA.
Niehaus, a staunch of former president Jacob Zuma supporter, threatened violence in defence of former president at the weekend ahead of his looming arrest after the Constitutional Court sentenced him to 15 months behind bars for contempt.
The governing party’s NEC said it noted with concern Niehaus’ inflammatory speeches made outside the home of Zuma at Nkandla.
It further said Niehaus comments and utterances brought the ANC into disrepute.
“Moreover, you were clad in a shirt bearing the ANC logo when you appeared on television,” deputy Secretary-General Jessie Duarte said in a statement.
“The NEC has resolved that such conduct was
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