uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party leader Jacob Zuma. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)
Former ANC president Jacob Zuma is likely to be booted from the party next week after a recent disciplinary hearing.
Broadcaster eNCA said it had “reliably learnt” that Zuma would likely be found guilty of misconduct and be expelled by the ANC’s Disciplinary Committee.
This came as a “leaked” document allegedly detailing the decision was shared on social media. The unsigned document is dated 29 July (Monday). In it, five members of the committee are noted as agreeing with the decision to expel Zuma.
Zuma was charged with two counts of contravening the party’s rules and constitution, after he publicly endorsed the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party last year while still an ANC member.
If expelled, he may appeal the decision.
His hearing was held virtually, amid security fears, but the now president of the MK party was not present. His representatives put forward his case and pleaded not guilty on Zuma’s behalf.
Zuma was set to hear his fate before May’s national elections, but this was postponed amid fears of clashes between ANC and MK supporters.
Speaking on the campaign trail in Nomzamo in the Western Cape after that postponement, Ramaphosa said Zuma had to appear before the committee if he insisted on being an ANC member.
“Jacob Zuma maintains that he is still a member of the ANC. As a member of the ANC, he has got to be dealt with through our disciplinary processes.
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“He has been saying he will vote for another party, and that adds to the various violations of our constitution”.
Ramaphosa shared his confidence that the committee would be thorough and independent.
“We have got to be doing things through policy and deal with people like him through our processes. We implement policy to the letter, and that is what we are going to do.
Additional reporting by Faizel Patel
