Makhosi Khoza will no longer speak in public after disruption of Inanda event
The outspoken ANC MP says she will not speak at public events until her safety can be guaranteed
ANC MP Makhosi Khoza says she will not speak at public events until her safety can be guaranteed.Her announcement on social media follows the disruption of a Young Communists League event in Inanda, north of Durban, on Sunday, where she was due to speak.The YCL says it told her not to come, as there was a tense standoff between ANC and SACP members, and police had their hands full keeping the two groups separate.Dozens of people wearing ANC colours, who had been bussed in, sang songs denouncing her and praising President Jacob Zuma.The event was a lecture in honour of the late struggle stalwart Oliver Tambo. Khoza has called for President Jacob Zuma to step down, and favours a secret ballot in the vote of no confidence in him set for August 8.She has received death threats and the ANC Youth League in KwaZulu-Natal has threatened to disrupt public events where she is due to speak. It has also threatened to picket outside her home, west of Durban.Last week Khoza was charged by the ANC...
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