Shivambu ousted as MK Party Secretary-General after Malawi trip fallout

By Simon Nare

Floyd Shivambu, the Secretary-General of the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party, has been removed from his current position and reassigned to the National Assembly in a yet to be defined capacity.

Shivambu’s removal stems from his trip to Malawi, where he met self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri, an act the party said, during a press conference in Durban on Tuesday, violated its Constitution.

Shivambu, at the same press conference, accepted both his redeployment and the decision to remove him as party secretary-general.

He confirmed that senior party officials, led by former president Jacob Zuma, met with him on Monday, June 2, 2025, when the decision was made.

Shivambu expressed regret over his trip to Malawi, acknowledging it was inconsistent with the party’s Constitution.

He said he fully accepted the new responsibilities assigned to him and remained committed to building the organisation ahead of the 2026 local government elections