Shivambu: The president of the MK Party is surrounded by political scoundrels
Floyd Shivambu said that Jacob Zuma was surrounded by people who fed him false information.
MK Party member Floyd Shivambu held a media briefing in Midrand on Thursday, 19 June 2025. Picture: Jacques Nelles/EWN
JOHANNESBURG - Floyd Shivambu has blamed "scoundrels" in the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party for his demotion from secretary-general to an ordinary member.
Earlier in June, Shivambu was fired from his job as the party’s SG and told he would be redeployed to Parliament.
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Shivambu said his demotion came as a result of a fake intelligence report claiming he wanted to overthrow the party’s president, Jacob Zuma.
Shivambu said that Zuma was surrounded by people who fed him false information.
"The president of MK Party, who I dearly and so deeply respect, is surrounded by political scoundrels, who opportunistically use his kindness and sometimes gullibility that comes with age to write down fake intelligence reports to influence towards wrong decisions."