Changes to MK Party’s parliamentary caucus excludes former SG Floyd Shivambu

CAPE TOWN - The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has announced changes to its parliamentary caucus, which doesn’t include its former secretary general, Floyd Shivambu.

The party announced recently that Shivambu would be heading to Parliament following his removal as secretary general for visiting a wanted fugitive, Pastor Shepherd Bushiri, in Malawi earlier in 2025.

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The MK Party has now added nine new members to its caucus after the window for parties to make changes to their lists started in June.

It announced on Saturday that nine new members would be sworn in as members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday.

The party said the new members will fill nine vacant seats in accordance with Section 47 of the Constitution.

The MK Party’s new caucus members include Khanyisile Litchfield, who was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) before joining the Economic Freed Fighters (EFF) when the red berets first arrived in Parliament in 2014, before losing her seat in 2015.

Litchfield later joined the United Democratic Movement (UDM), serving as its deputy president, before leaving the organisation.

Another new addition to the MK Party list is Noma Buthelezi, who served as the spokesperson of the MK Party Youth League in KwaZulu-Natal.

The list also includes Lungisani Graduate Shangase, Jeffrey Bhekumndeni Mtolo, Zibuse Cele, Siphetho Mkhize, Philisande Mkhize, Gift Motaung, and Ntandoyenkosi Shezi.

With Shivambu no longer heading to Parliament, the party also distanced itself from Shivambu’s briefing on Thursday, where he discussed matters facing the country and also criticised his MK Party colleagues.

While Shivambu hinted at starting a new party, he said he remains a member of the MK Party.