Mary Phadi Reinstated As MK Party Member, Takes Swipe at New Arrivals From the EFF

• The Mbombela High Court in Mpumalanga has ruled in Mary Phadi's favour and reinstated her as an Umkhonto WeSizwe (MK) Party member
• Phadi was expelled from the party following allegations that she tried to have a provincial rival assassinated
• Following her reinstatement, Phadi took a shot at former Economic Freedom Fighters members who recently joined the MK Party

Mary Phadi is back in the MK Party, and she's already targeting some of the new members.

The businesswoman-turned-politician has been reinstated as party leader in the Mpumalanga legislature a week after she was expelled.

Phadi was removed from the party after she was charged with misappropriating parliamentary funds, bringing the party into disrepute, and failing to comply with leadership directives. She was also at the centre of allegations that she tried to have a political rival assassinated.

Phadi reinstated as Mpumalanga party leader

Following her expulsion, Phadi took the matter to court, and the Mbombela High Court ruled in her favour.

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In her court application, Phadi accused the MK Party leadership of violating its constitution by not affording her the right to a fair disciplinary process.

“The termination of my membership was not in accordance with the MK Party constitution. And is therefore null and void,” she said.

The High Court agreed, saying that Phadi was denied due process and received no formal disciplinary hearing or investigation before she was expelled.

Phadi takes aim at new EFF members

Speaking outside the court after the decision was made, Phadi hailed it as a victory against propaganda while also taking a shot at EFF members who recently joined the party.

Phadi was recently replaced as the leader in Mpumalanga by former Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, who joined from the EFF.

Phadi addressed that in her victory speech without explicitly mentioning Mkhwebane's name:

“These people of EFF must not come and take over what we have worked for. This province was number two in the country. It tells you that we have worked hard,” she said.

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20 MK Party members fired

In a related article, Briefly News reported that the MK Party fired 20 members recently.

Parliament's National Speaker, Thoko Didiza, informed members that their membership was terminated.

South Africans were amused by the news, especially since Zuma also expelled a high-ranking member.

Source: Briefly News