Outspoken ANC MP Makhosi Khoza dumped the ANC on Thursday, saying she will not be led by leaders who “lost legitimacy and credibility”. While Khoza was announcing her decision, the ANC’s presidential hopeful, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, was being sworn in as an MP behind closed doors together with Matthew Wolmarans, the former Rustenburg mayor and key ally of North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo. Wolmarans was convicted of ordering a hit on councillor Moss Phakoe and served 20 months in jail before the conviction was set aside. Dlamini-Zuma’s move to Parliament has sparked rumours of another reshuffle of the national executive to accommodate her in President Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet. But, it was Khoza’s resignation from the ANC that hogged the headlines on Thursday. Khoza told Business Day she did not believe she would be the last ANC MP to walk away as the party’s public image continued to suffer from perceived state capture and poor governance. “There is one thing we must appreciate, some ...
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