Lerato Mbhiza
Former president Jacob Zuma has committed to a zero-tolerance approach towards corruption within the newly established uMkhonto weSizwe Party.
Zuma made this announcement while addressing his supporters in Verulam, Durban in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday as hundreds of people stood in the rain to listen to him speak.
But Zuma himself has been at the centre of corruption allegations, including his involvement in the arms deal scandal and his alleged ties to “state capture” which involved the infamous Gupta family, who are accused of exerting undue influence over decisions of his administration.
He told his supporters the MK aims to save the ANC from what he perceives to be problems associated with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s tenure and said the MK party will bring democracy back to South Africa.
Zuma also warned politicians who “think they know politics” and were insulting the MK Party to “zip it” before he reveals
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