Mk Party Wont Tiptoe Against Ill-discipline, Shivambu Warns Members

uMkhonto weSizwe secretary general Floyd Shivambu has warned the partys members that the leadership will not tolerate factionalism, gatekeeping and indiscipline.

Shivambu spoke to journalists after accusations from some original members of the party that he had sidelined them, and about two weeks after MK leader Jacob Zumas daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla had to make a public apology after going on social media to hurl insults at him, accusing him of being useless.

If there is one thing we are going to nip in the bud, its factionalism and gatekeeping. Those are the demons that we are not going to tolerate in uMkhonto weSizwe. We must deal with it without any fear or tip-toeing around anyone, Shivambu said on Monday.

If there is infights, factionalism and all of these things, we are going to have to discontinue that structure or isolate the people that are involved in factionalism.

Some in MK have accused Shivambu of sidelining party members who helped build it from the ground, and instead gave key leadership positions to those who, like him, joined at a later stage after defecting from the Economic Freedom Fighters.