Overview
- The MK Party, which announced personnel changes Monday, removed Nhlamulo Ndhlela as spokesperson and MP and named former Star editor Sifiso Mahlangu as his replacement.
- A day later, national chair Nkosinathi Nhleko said President Jacob Zuma had suspended Ndhlela’s party membership pending an investigation and ordered him to return party property and access credentials.
- At the institute’s weekend launch, Ndhlela said the new body would control party leadership, a claim secretary‑general Sibonelo Nomvalo rejected as “null and void.”
- Nomvalo said the MK Institute will be integrated into the party’s formal policy‑making machinery that reports to the secretary‑general.
- The rapid actions highlight the party’s ongoing leadership churn since 2023 and a drive to centralize messaging as it readies for the 2026 local government elections.