I-Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) ihlangabezane nembibizane ngo-Agasti 15 ngesikhathi abantu abaqavile eqenjini, okuhlanganisa nePhini likaMengameli uFloyd Shivambu noMzwanele Manyi, bekhetha ukushiya inhlangano. Bobabili laba baholi bahwebe ngamabharethi abo abomvu ukuze bathole imikhonto ewuphawu yeqembu loMkhonto weSizwe (MK), okuyinhlangano yezepolitiki enezinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili ehlangene nowayenguMengameli uJacob Zuma.

Lesi sinyathelo sikaMzwanele Manyi sisuse izinkulumo ezigqamile, ikakhulukazi uma kubhekwa umlando wakhe wakamuva wokujoyina amaqembu ezepolitiki. Abaningi sebeshintshe ukwethenjwa kwezombusazwe izikhathi eziningi kule minyaka emihlanu edlule, nokuyinto edale ukugxekwa ezinhlakeni ezahlukene. Izinguquko zakhe ezivamile ekuhlelweni kwezombusazwe ziye zafaniswa nomnyango ojikelezayo, okwenza abanye bangabaze ukuzibophezela kwakhe kunoma yimuphi umbono.

Bazalwane abahle kwezepolitiki.
Odayisayo ngumuntu ocheme nesitha somzabalazo.
Isb umfelandawonye we-ANC/DA.
Ukujoyina u-HE President Zuma, i-Freedom Fighter enezicucu zezombusazwe ezingangabazeki kuyisenzo soguquko.
Akucwilise lokho. pic.twitter.com/Q1z9c96ArF

— Mzwanele Manyi (@MzwaneleManyi) Agasti 18, 2024

Renowned political analyst Professor Sipho Seepe weighed in on Manyi’s latest move, describing it as a return to the core values he once admired in the African National Congress (ANC) during Zuma’s presidency. According to Seepe, Manyi’s decision to align with the MK party feels like “going home” as it embodies the same principles that once characterized the ANC under Zuma’s leadership.

“Ngesikhathi uZuma esengumengameli, uManyi wayesekwi-ANC, kwathi uma uMsholozi ehamba, kuManyi kwaba ukuthi i-ANC nayo yashintsha yaba yiqembu likamengameli (uRamaphosa),”

Kuchaza uSeepe.

Ukuphoxeka kukaManyi nge-ANC kubikwa ukuthi kuqale ngemuva kokuthi uMnuz Cyril Ramaphosa ethathe isikhundla sokuhola le nhlangano. USepe uveze ukuthi uManyi ubona sengathi i-ANC ilahlekelwe yimigomo yayo yasekuqaleni ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukaRamaphosa.

“Isinqumo sikaManyi sokushiya siwukuthi i-ANC kaRamaphosa kuyena yalaxaza okwakumele inhlangano ngendlela efanayo naleyo abantu abafana noDali Mpofu abashiya ngayo. Akukhona ukuthi baxoshwa kodwa kwase kuphenduke esinye isilwane esihlukile kune-ANC abayingxenye yayo eminyakeni engu-33 edlule,”

U-Seepe ungeziwe.

Ukusungulwa kweqembu le-MK nguZuma kwanika uManyi ikhaya elisha lezepolitiki, leli uSeepe akholelwa ukuthi lihambisana nezinkolelo zangaphambili zikaManyi nge-ANC. Iqembu le-MK liziveza njengokubuyela ezimpandeni ze-ANC, umbono uManyi awuthola ungekho ku-ANC kaRamaphosa ne-EFF.

“Wabona sengathi upaka ku-EFF, kodwa wathola ukuthi iqembu le-MK lanelisa konke ayekuthanda ku-ANC, elashiywa nguRamaphosa,”

U-Seepe waphawula.

USepe uphinde wagqamisa ukuthi ukugudluka kukaManyi eqenjini le-MK nokushiya kwakhe ku-EFF kungase kubonakale njengokuvuthwa kwakhe kwezombusazwe.

“Kungenzeka futhi ukuthi ushiye i-EFF ngoba usekhulile kunepolitiki yalelo qembu. Ngokufanayo no-Floyd Shivambu, naye usekhulile kunepolitiki yeqembu,”

U-Seepe uphakamise.

Ngesikhathi ebuzwa ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuthi uManyi agxumele kwelinye iqembu lezepolitiki, uSeepe ubelokhu enokungabaza.

“Angicabangi ukuthi likhona elinye iqembu angaya kulo ngoba vele isikhala sigcwele. Ngicabanga ukuthi iqembu le-MK lithathe indawo yabantu ababenengwa yi-ANC, ababengafuni ukujoyina i-EFF,”

waphawula.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uManyi akakaxolisi ngezinqumo zakhe zezepolitiki. Engxoxweni yakhe nePower Breakfast, ukubeke kwacaca ukuthi iminyakazo yakhe yezepolitiki ihlezi iqhutshwa wuhlelo olumcashile.

“Angixolisi ngokushiya. Okubalulekile kimina wuhlelo. Uma uhlola umnyakazo wami, azohlala e-ajenda eqhubekayo—ku-ajenda engakwesokunxele. Uma usalelwe kakhulu, kulapho ngikhangwa khona ngokwengeziwe,”

wagcizelela.

Nokho akuwona wonke umuntu obeseka ukhetho lukaManyi. Ngesonto eledlule, iLungu lePhalamende le-EFF, uCarl Niehaus, uphumele obala wagxeka uManyi ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, ezwakalisa ukudumala ngokushiya kwakhe iqembu. UNiehaus uveze ukuthi ngezikhathi zikaManyi ezinzima, umholi we-EFF uJulius Malema welula ukwesekwa futhi wamamukela eqenjini.

Ephendula, uManyi uwuchithile umbono wokuthi ubekezelela ubunzima ngesikhathi ejoyina i-EFF, wachitha okushiwo uNiehaus.