Colleen Makhubele and Adil Nchabeleng to be sworn in as MK Party MPs

Former South African Rainbow Alliance leader Colleen Makhubele will officially be sworn in as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Jacob Zuma's Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party next week. 

Makhubele, who was fired from the Congress of the People (COPE) in 2023, joined the MK Party in August last year.

According to a statement put out by the MK Party, Makhubele was also the Speaker of Council and Chair of Chairs at the City of Johannesburg, and sat on several boards including the Metropolitan Trading Company and South African Post Office.

She will be sworn in alongside Adil Nchabeleng. He is a well-known energy expert and is currently part of the party's National High Command and Economic Transformation Committee. He is also crown price of the Pedi tribe. 

"This milestone reinforces the MK Party's unwavering commitment to transformation policies, socio-economic justice and national progress," the party said.

MK Party spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, said both are tasked with advancing the MK Party's vision of radical socio-economic transformation.

The pair's swearing in comes just days after the party welcomed former Springbok coach, Pieter de Villiers.

In March last year, de Villiers was fired from the GOOD Party following allegations of sexual misconduct. He was also removed as a member of the party's provincial legislature in the Western Cape.

Last year, the party dismissed 18 MPs.

According to the dismissed group, they were ousted from the party after it was established that they were incorrectly included in the MK Party's general elections MP candidate list.

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