News24 | MKP once again makes parliamentary leadership changes

The MK Party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, announced several changes to the party’s parliamentary leadership.

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• The MK Party appointed new whips for its parliamentary caucus.
• Since it emerged as the official opposition after the 2024 elections, the party has appointed five different chief whips.
• This mirrors the national leadership, which is on its eighth secretary-general.
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The MK Party has once again made several parliamentary changes to its caucus, appointing four new whips, including a previous chief whip, to keep the party’s group of 58 MPs in check.

The announcement by the official opposition was recorded in Parliament’s record work and is effective from 12 October.

Emerald Kwenzokuhle Madlala, Sanele Greegory Mwali, Pinky Pearlgene Mngadi, Sihle Ngubane and Wesley Douglas were the new whips appointed by the party.

In August 2024, Ngubane was removed as chief whip and was replaced by Mzwanele Manyi. In that year, it was the second time Ngubane was removed from a key party position, having been removed earlier as the secretary-general of the MKP.

The party removed whips Visvin Reddy, David Skosana, Zelna Saira Abader and state capture-accused Siyabonga Gama.

Since its entry into Parliament after the 2024 elections, the party has appointed five chief whips, including Ngubane, Manyi, and Colleen Makhubele.

In November 2025, former finance minister Des van Rooyen was appointed as chief whip to replace Makhubele, after she fell out with parliamentary leader John Hlophe. MK president Jacob Zuma swiftly reinstalled Makhubele.

In February this year, Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi was appointed after Makhubele was axed from her role.

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Mokoena-Zondi was fired after she was arrested on fraud, extortion, and corruption charges, following the emergence that she had allegedly raked in more than R200 000 from parliamentary researchers whom she compelled to make financial contributions, seemingly for MKP leader Jacob Zuma’s legal costs.

She was swiftly replaced in June by Philasande Mkhize.

When asked for comment on the new changes and the revolving door of leadership among the party’s MPs, Mkhize told News24: “No comment, ma’am.”

The parliamentary changes mirror the numerous changes within the party, formed in December 2023 and led by Zuma.

Sibonele Nomvalo, a former ANC Youth League leader in KwaZulu-Natal, turned lawyer, turned MP, was announced as the party’s eighth secretary-general in March 2026.

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