Floyd Shivambu becomes MK Party’s fifth secretary-general within 11 months
Floyd Shivambu is the fifth individual to hold the position of secretary-general for the MK Party since its establishment in December 2023, succeeding Dr. Sifiso Maseko.
The UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has named Floyd Shivambu as its fifth secretary-general in the span of 11 months.
The former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deputy president and co-founder replaces Dr Sifiso Maseko, who resigned on 29 October as his disciplinary hearing at the Gauteng Department of Health has concluded following his suspension in 2022.
Maseko was the MK Party’s fourth secretary-general since the organisation’s launch on 16 December 2023, following Arthur Zwane, Sihle Ngubane, and Thanduxolo “Gorbachev” Dyodo. He served in the position for four months.
FLOYD SHIVAMBU APPOINTED MK PARTY SECRETARY-GENERAL
In a statement, MK Party head of presidency Magasela Mzobe said party leader Jacob Zuma has in consultation with the party’s national officials appointed Floyd Shivambu as secretary-general, effective immediately.
“Floyd Shivambu will assume all the functions and tasks as secretary-general as prescribed the constitution of the MK Party.
“The president and national officials will in line with the constitution of the organisation announce the necessary changes pertaining the vacant role of national organiser. The president expresses full confidence in secretary-general Shivambu and the entire leadership of the MK Party,” Mzobe said.
Following his resignation from the EFF in August, Shivambu was appointed national organiser and some of his duties included building branches and regions nationwide, overseeing research and policy development, and appointing MK party members to parliament and provincial legislatures.