No! TV star Phindile Gwala is not joining the uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party as a member of Parliament, but that did not stop the much-loved actress from causing a social media stir on Tuesday as 58 members of the MKP were sworn-in at the Good Hope Chamber in Cape Town.
Some social media commentators incorrectly stated that the former Muvhango TV star was among the 58 MKP members, but she was in fact a guest of Bishop Nokwethemba Mtshweni, her spiritual mother who was sworn-in as one of the 58 MPs of the party led by former president Jacob Zuma.
The MK will be led in Parliament by Dr John Hlophe, the impeached former judge president of the Western Cape High Court.
The former Muvhango star issued a statement through her publicity team to clarify the matter after some overzealous fans reported on social media that she was to become an honourable member.
We would like to issue a clarification regarding recent speculations and assumptions. Actress Phindile Gwala accompanied Bishop Nokwethemba, a member of the MK Party and a close friend and spiritual mother, to the swearing-in ceremony as a gesture of support.
