{"id":85051,"date":"2026-02-15T07:29:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T07:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/zuma-fights-to-retain-anc-membership-and-unite-parties"},"modified":"2026-02-15T07:56:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T07:56:45","slug":"zuma-fights-to-retain-anc-membership-and-unite-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/zuma-fights-to-retain-anc-membership-and-unite-parties","title":{"rendered":"Zuma Fights to Retain ANC Membership and Unite Parties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Former President Jacob Zuma has vowed to continue his fight to keep his African National Congress (ANC) membership in a bid to preserve his legacy among the party\u2019s leaders, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) reported on Saturday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Zuma was speaking during the launch of a book on the life of his first wife Sizakele Khumalo-Zuma in Inanda, north of Durban.<\/p>\n<p>The former South African President who is the leader of uMkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP), was expelled from the ANC in July 2024 for endorsing his new party.<\/p>\n<p>But last year he took his former party to court, challenging his expulsion and arguing the disciplinary steps taken against him were illegal.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Inanda, Zuma reiterated that he will not work for the current ANC, but intends to fight in court to retain his membership. He said the formation of the ANC was a significant part of the black African liberation movement and that should be protected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said I won\u2019t do anything for the ANC but my membership card will remain there. It won\u2019t be erased. If they try to remove it, I\u2019ll take them to court. Cattle will be sold. Why did I say that? Because I cannot abandon such honest leaders and pretend as if I was never part of them, as if they never influenced me. So I want to emerge from the ANC. Once they have won, we will take it and put it into the MKP and become one thing,\u201d said the former President.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Eswatini<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Former President Jacob Zuma has vowed to continue his fight to keep his African National Congress (ANC) membership in a bid to preserve his legacy among the party\u2019s leaders, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) reported on Saturday. 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