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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Former Midvaal mayor and Xiluva party leader Bongani Baloyi is said to be the next recruit on Jacob Zuma’s MK Party list.<\/p>\n

An announcement is expected to be made this week.<\/p>\n

He will follow former EFF deputy leader Floyd Shivambu and former Joburg speaker and SA Rainbow Alliance (Sara) leader Colleen Makhubele.<\/p>\n

Baloyi’s first political home was the DA, which he ditched for ActionSA. He did not have a long stint there, starting his own Xiluva party after a fallout.<\/p>\n

EFF leader Julius Malema recently said he made attempts to woo Baloyi to join the red berets after his ActionSA divorce, which he declined.<\/p>\n

Baloyi’s Xiluva, much like other political start-ups, had a poor showing in the election, joining the likes of Sara that failed to win a seat. Xiluva, which partly campaigned on the restoration of power to traditional leadership, is likely to find expression in Zuma’s party.<\/p>\n

Asked to verify the rumours, Baloyi refused to comment, saying all will be revealed on Thursday. \u201cThe party will speak on Thursday at a media briefing to clarify our position. Until then, there’s no comment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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