Ndhlela threatens legal actions as Shivambu accuses him of drug use

"WOUNDED" former uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) secretary general Floyd Shivambu has dropped a bombshell, accusing the party's MP Nhlamulo Ndhlela of always taking "drugs and high on alcohol", and accused Jacob Zuma's daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla of being "directionless and gullible.

- SIMON MAJADIBODU

Shivambu, whose name was notably absent from the recently announced list of MK Party members headed to Parliament, did not hold back in his criticism of the party's leadership. He was expected to become an MP, but was recently removed from his position as secretary-general.

In an interview with broadcaster eNCA on Monday, Shivambu claimed he was being targeted despite his contributions to the party.

"Politically, I was far more qualitatively superior to all the people I found in the leadership of uMkhonto weSizwe," he said. Shivambu was referring to his role in co-founding the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), where he previously served as deputy president.

Shivambu argued that his political experience elevated the MK Party's national presence and accused some party members of feeling threatened.

"There was some degree of paranoia. Some people who thought they were political heavyweights felt threatened by our contributions," he said.

He also claimed that former President Zuma relied on misinformation spread by what he called "counterers," including Ndhlela.

"It includes an imbecile, a fool called Nhlamulo Ndhlela, one of the foolish leaders of the MK Party," Shivambu said.