At least eight MPs to lose R1.27m salary after MK party dismissal

On yet another dramatic day for the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, at least eight members of parliament (MPs) will have to forfeit their R1.27 million annual salary after being fired.

Other reports suggest that up to 20 members have been dismissed by the MK party.

National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza confirmed she received correspondence from MK party chief whip, Sihle Ngubane, informing her of replacements in the party’s parliamentary caucus.

Ngubane stated in a letter that the MK party was filling eight vacancies from the party’s KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) list due to the “loss of membership” of other members.

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The letter to Parliament did not give reasons for the dismissals.

Section 47(3)(c) of the Constitution states that “a person loses membership of the National Assembly if that person ceases to be a member of the party that nominated that person as a member
of the assembly”.

The dismissals occurred just days after the party, for the second time, removed Arthur Zwane from his role as secretary-general of the MK party.

The Citizen has reached out to the MK party and Parliament Spokesperson Moloto Mothapo for comment.