‘We are not prosecutors’: MK party defends Zandile Gumede’s appointment
“We are a political organisation here, so criminal cases have got nothing to do with a member taking a decision to join the party.“Within this narrative, criminal charges are often interpreted by sections of the party’s support base not as evidence of wrongdoing, but as confirmation that political opponents are using state institutions to target their leaders.”“In its effort to secure major metropolitan strongholds such as eThekwini, the MK party places greater value on proven electoral mobilisation, extensive local political networks and organisational capacity than on an unblemished legal record.
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