Jacob Zuma, umholi weqembu uMkhonto weSizwe I-Party (MKP), isikhiphe abaholi ababili beqembu abaphezulu ezikhundleni zabo ngokushesha. Encwadini yangoJuni 28, 2024, uZuma umemezele ukuxoshwa kukaNobhala-Jikelele weqembu u-Arthur Zwane kanye noMgcinimafa uDanisa Zulu.

UZwane ubesanda kungena esikhundleni sikaNobhala-Jikelele emasontweni amabili edlule, ethatha izintambo kuSihle Ngubane, obejutshwe ePhalamende njengoSotswebhu weqembu.

Encwadini yakhe uZuma uzwakalise ukuwuthokozela umsebenzi owenziwe uZwane:

“Lokhu kukhombisa ukubonga kwami okusuka enhliziyweni ngomsebenzi omuhle kakhulu woguquko owenzele i-MKP. Ngenxa yesidingo sokusebenzisa abasebenzi bethu abalinganiselwe nabatholakalayo ngendlela ephumelelayo, nginqume ukukuyeka emisebenzini kaNobhala Jikelele ngokushesha. Maduze ngizokubandakanya mayelana nendima entsha ongayidlala enhlanganweni eguquguqukayo njenge-MKP. Kulindeleke ukuthi unikeze lowo osanda kungena ehhovisi.”

Kwenye incwadi yangoJulayi 1, uZwane umemezele ukuthi uyasula esikhundleni sakhe, waveza ukuthi yimbangela yomsebenzi. Uveze ukuthi umthamo womsebenzi uphazamisa amanye amabhizinisi akhe.

“Sawubona Cde President Jacob Zuma, ngifisa ukwesula esikhundleni sami njengoNobhala Jikelele woMkhonto weSizwe Party ngokushesha. Emasontweni amabili edlule, ngibone ukuthi umsebenzi ehhovisi lami mkhulu futhi ungaphezu kwamandla ami, ikakhulukazi ngoba nginezinye izintshisekelo zebhizinisi eziqhudelanayo engiziphishekelayo. Ngithotshiswe ukungethemba ebeninakho kimi, kusukela ku-DSG futhi kamuva kwa-SG. Ngizotholakala ukuze nginikeze i-SG esanda kuqokwa nganoma yisiphi isikhathi esinqunyiwe. Nami ngizoba khona ukuze ngikusize kwezinye izindaba zenhlangano ofuna ngisize kuzo, nokho hhayi ngokugcwele,” kusho yena.

Yize esulile esikhundleni uZwane useyilungu leqembu futhi uyatholakala ukuze aqondise ubuholi obusha.

Ukuvala lezi zikhala, i-MKP iqoke uDkt. Sifiso Maseko njengonobhala-jikelele omusha kanye noMenzi Magubane njengomgcinimafa-jikelele omusha, engena esikhundleni sikaDanisa Zulu.

Khonamanjalo, uJacob Zuma uhlelelwe ukuhambela isigcawu sokuqondiswa kwezigwegwe se-ANC ngoJulayi 17. Ubulungu bakhe be-ANC bumisiwe ngoJanuwari ngemuva kokuphumela obala ahlose ukuvotela nokweseka i-MKP okhethweni lwangoMeyi 29. Ukulalelwa kwezigwegwe, okuqale kuhlehliselwe emuva kokhetho, manje sekuzokwenzeka cishe. UZuma usolwa ngokwephula uMthetho 25 womthethosisekelo we-ANC ngokukhombisa ukweseka elinye iqembu lezepolitiki.

Izenzo zikaZuma kanye nokuhlelwa kabusha kobuholi be-MKP okwalandela kwenzeka ngesikhathi esibucayi njengoba leli qembu libheka ukuguquguquka kwalo kwangaphakathi kanye nezinselelo ezibanzi zezepolitiki.