Convicted MK Party MP Visvin Reddy apologises for uttering inciteful remarks

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Nhlanhla Mabaso

Nhlanhla Mabaso

11 April 2026 | 7:06

On Friday, Reddy was fined R30,000 in the Durban Regional Court for his March 2024 statement, where he threatened riots in the country if the MK Party was not on the voting ballot.

Convicted MK Party MP Visvin Reddy apologises for uttering inciteful remarks

Picture: A man wearing an MK Party shirt attends the Shekainah Healing Ministries Prophetic Pillowcase service where Former President Jacob Zuma was present, in Phillipi, near Cape Town, on March 10, 2024. Picture: GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP

Convicted uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party Member of Parliament (MP) Visvin Reddy has apologised for uttering inciteful remarks, acknowledging they could have caused anarchy. iay d

On Friday, Reddy was fined R30,000 in the Durban Regional Court for his March 2024 statement, where he threatened riots in the country if the MK Party was not on the voting ballot.

At the time, the party was intending to contest the 2024 general polls as its first-ever elections.

After the finalisation of the matter, Reddy made a public apology.

“I think that it is time in South Africa for political leaders to start accepting accountability for the words that they utter. I accept that as a public figure and as a leader in our community that what I say does have an impact on society at large.”

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