The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has expelled two of its members of Parliament, Pumlani Kubukeli and Dr Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala, with immediate effect.
The party announced the expulsions on Thursday, saying the decision followed a series of acts and conduct attributed to the two members that it deemed detrimental to the organisation.
According to the MK Party, their conduct had damaged the party’s “good name, reputation, integrity and interests” and undermined organisational unity and discipline.
The party said the decision was taken under Section 7(2)(h) of its constitution, which gives the party president executive authority to establish, restructure, appoint or remove organisational structures or deployees in the interests of the party and its strategic direction.
“Their membership in the uMkhonto weSizwe Party is therefore terminated with immediate effect,” the party said.
The party’s Secretary-General has also written to the Speaker of the National Assembly to formally communicate the expulsions and initiate the process for Kubukeli and Litchfield-Tshabalala to be removed from Parliament.
The MK Party did not provide details of the specific conduct or acts that led to their expulsion.
The party reiterated its commitment to organisational unity, discipline and integrity, saying all members and structures were expected to comply with its constitution.
It also called on its members to conduct themselves in the interests of unity and comradeship.
The party wished Kubukeli and Litchfield-Tshabalala well in their future endeavours.