Chaos erupted outside the Johannesburg High Court today as supporters of the MK Party ambushed Jabulani Khumalo.
Jabulani Khumalo attacked outside court
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Khumalo, who was leaving the court after attending a hearing, was attacked by angry MK members who threw objects at his car.
The incident escalated quickly, with Khumalo’s security guards forced to crash into two other vehicles in a desperate bid to escape the mob.
The tension stems from a leadership dispute within the MK Party. Khumalo alleges that Jacob Zuma was unlawfully named as the MK Leader by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
According to Khumalo, Zuma was only meant to be an interim leader, and the IEC’s recognition of him as the party’s president was in violation of the Electoral Commission Act.
Khumalo is seeking a court order to declare him the rightful president of the party, arguing that Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, forged his signature in documents submitted to the IEC.
These documents purportedly recognised Jacob Zuma as the official leader of the MK Party.
The urgency of the situation led Khumalo to file an urgent bid with the Electoral Court to have his position as party leader officially recognised.
In his court filings, Khumalo contended that the IEC’s actions were illegal and that he should be declared the president of the MK Party immediately.
Advocate Dali Mpofu, representing Jacob Zuma, stated that Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is prepared to mount a serious defamation case against Khumalo.
Mpofu asserted that Khumalo’s claims were baseless and defamatory, further intensifying the legal and political battle within the party.
