Colleen Makhubele Resigns As uMkhonto weSizwe Party MP

• Collen Makhubele, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party's former Chief Whip in Parliament, has stepped down from her role as MP in the National Assembly
• She submitted her resignation to the house on 23 February and described that it was an honour to serve the party at a Parliamentary level
• Netizens commenting on the announcement were reeling as her resignation as an MP followed her removal as the Party's Chief Whip

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PARLIAMENT, WESTERN CAPE — The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party's former Chief Whip Colleen Makhubele has resigned as a Member of Parliament for the party on 23 February 2026.

Eyewitness News shared a copy of her resignation letter, which she directed to the National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza. Makhubele was sworn in as an MP in January 2025. She was then appointed as the Chief Whip. However, she was removed from the position as well.

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Makhubele did not provide a reason for her resignation. She stated that her call to serve in Parliament was inspired by the forebearers of the country's democracy and said that South Africans place their trust and hope in Members of Parliament.

Read the full letter on X here:

Why was Colleen Makhubele removed as Chief Whip?

The party removed Makhubele as the Chief Whip in November 2025 and replaced him with Des Van Rooyen, the former Minister of Finance. Makhuble was accused of trying to secure a contract worth over R180,000 for a company her husband is a director of. She also allegedly failed a vetting process in Parliament.

The party's decision to remove Makhubele came after Members of Parliament called for her removal in July. She was accused of demonstrating poor leadership a month after she replaced Mzwan. MPs reportedly approached party president Jacob Zuma and requested that her remove her.

South Africans react

Netizens commented on her resignation.

Vums said:

"MK is destroying these young politicians. I hope they have learned a big lesson from this and picked themselves up to revive their political careers."

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Njabulo Nzimande said:

"She will be unveiled as MKP's Joburg mayoral candidate."

Anna remarked:

"MK is a Zuma stockvel."

Ngoza asked:

"But she only resigned as Member of Parliament, not as MKP member. What if she's going to be the mayoral candidate somewhere?"

Philani Sikho pointed out:

"At this rate, I should be called a political expert! Such an easy job to analyse anything related to former President Zuma. He has no idea what loyalty is. That is why he still calls himself an ANC member."

4 MK Party members sworn in as MPs

In a related article, Briefly News reported that four members of the MK Party were sworn in as Members of Parliament on 10 December 2025. Their swearing-in came after Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and Lucky Montana resigned from Parliament.

The party noted that the members bring years of experience and dedication to the party in Parliament.

Source: Briefly News