Former President Jacob Zuma has claimed that if his political party, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), were governing South Africa, poverty would no longer exist. Zuma made the remarks on Saturday while addressing hundreds of MK supporters at a rally held at the Vosloorus Stadium.
The event was part of a series of celebrations marking the party’s upcoming first anniversary on December 15.
Zuma used much of his speech to reflect on what he described as the party’s core mission: reclaiming South Africa for black citizens and addressing the enduring issues of inequality and poverty.
“We wanted to take back the country and govern it properly. In fact, we should have been the government because there would have been no poverty right now,” Zuma told the crowd.
Zuma also suggested that the MK Party was founded as a vehicle to free black South Africans from systemic suffering and poverty, asserting that the ANC had failed to fully realize these goals.
After delivering his one-hour address, Zuma closed his speech with his signature song, much to the delight of his supporters.
Meanwhile, the Jacob Zuma Foundation spokesperson, Mzwanele Manyi, clarified Zuma’s ongoing ties to the ANC, despite his recent expulsion from the party.
“President Zuma is consulting his comrades within the ANC, his branch, region, and province. At some point, he will decide whether to take the matter to the ANC’s national conference or court,” Manyi said, noting that Zuma must exhaust all internal avenues before pursuing legal action.
Earlier this month, Zuma’s appeal against his expulsion was dismissed by the ANC’s national disciplinary committee. The party had removed him for bringing the organization into disrepute by forming and actively campaigning for another political party.
Some supporters at the rally expressed confidence in the MK Party’s future, with a few boldly predicting that it could one day surpass the ANC in influence.
As tensions between Zuma and the ANC persist, the MK Party continues to position itself as a new political force aiming to challenge the status quo.
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