The MK Partys internal power battles have spilt over into the courts after Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and former party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela accused the party of publicly expelling them before completing its own disciplinary process.
In papers filed before the Johannesburg high court on June 25, Zuma-Sambudla the daughter of former president and MK Party leader Jacob Zuma claims the MK Party bypassed its constitution, ignored disciplinary procedures and removed her through a media briefing before she was ever granted a hearing.
The court application reveals that while the MK Party had initiated disciplinary proceedings against Ndhlela over allegations linked to factionalism, parallel power structures and insubordination, the process was allegedly never concluded before Zuma-Sambudla and Ndhlela were expelled publicly by secretary-general Sibonelo Nomvalo on June 18.
