{"id":104328,"date":"2025-02-11T22:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zuma-sambudla-issues-apology-after-insulting-mk-partys-secretary-general"},"modified":"2025-02-16T00:37:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:37:37","slug":"zuma-sambudla-issues-apology-after-insulting-mk-partys-secretary-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zuma-sambudla-issues-apology-after-insulting-mk-partys-secretary-general","title":{"rendered":"Zuma-Sambudla Issues Apology After Insulting MK Party&#8217;s Secretary-General"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa MP, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, has issued an unconditional apology to uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) president Jacob Zuma, following his order for her to do so. This came after Zuma-Sambudla used profanity on social media in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n<p>Zuma-Sambudla had criticized MK\u2019s secretary-general, Floyd Shivambu, in a heated post, calling him \u201cthe worst thing that has ever happened to the party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her statement on Tuesday, she acknowledged that her actions were inappropriate and admitted that she should have addressed her concerns through the proper internal channels.<\/p>\n<p>She expressed regret for airing her grievances publicly, recognizing that it may have harmed the unity and discipline of the MK party. Added Zuma-Sambudla:<\/p>\n<p>My profanity was not and should not be a reflection of the revolutionary discipline, respect, and solidarity that our organisation, under the esteemed leadership of President Jacob Zuma, upholds.<\/p>\n<p>To President Jacob Zuma of the MK Party, the entire leadership, members, supporters of the MKP, and the people of South Africa, I wish to assure you that I never intended to harm the integrity of the party or the values it upholds. Hence, my deepest apology for any offence caused in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, I offer formal apologies to all the structures I serve in whose roles and responsibilities I carry with the utmost humility and commitment.<\/p>\n<p>I hope my apology is received in the spirit of accountability, revolutionary solidarity and a genuine commitment to upholding the values of the MK Party.<\/p>\n<p>I am fully prepared and committed to cooperating with any internal processes deemed necessary by the party, as part of my continued dedication to the ideals of discipline, respect, and unity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. South Africa MP, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, has issued an unconditional apology to uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) president Jacob Zuma, following his order for her to do so. This came after Zuma-Sambudla used profanity on social media in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter). Zuma-Sambudla had criticized MK\u2019s secretary-general, Floyd Shivambu, in a heated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":104327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[17884,13741,2257,16934,17885,19],"class_list":["post-104328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-duduzile-zuma-sambudla","tag-floyd-shivambu","tag-jacob-zuma","tag-mk-party","tag-umkhontho-wesizwe","tag-zimbabwe"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zuma-Sambudla Issues Apology After Insulting MK Party&#039;s Secretary-General - zimbabwe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"South Africa MP, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, has issued an unconditional apology to uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) president Jacob Zu ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zuma-sambudla-issues-apology-after-insulting-mk-partys-secretary-general\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zuma-Sambudla Issues Apology After Insulting MK Party&#039;s Secretary-General\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"South Africa MP, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, has issued an unconditional apology to uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) president Jacob Zu ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zuma-sambudla-issues-apology-after-insulting-mk-partys-secretary-general\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"zimbabwe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-11T20:58:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-15T22:37:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/sm_1739302212.889707.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"780\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zuma-sambudla-issues-apology-after-insulting-mk-partys-secretary-general#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zuma-sambudla-issues-apology-after-insulting-mk-partys-secretary-general\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Zuma-Sambudla Issues Apology After Insulting MK Party&#8217;s Secretary-General\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-11T20:58:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-15T22:37:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zuma-sambudla-issues-apology-after-insulting-mk-partys-secretary-general\"},\"wordCount\":300,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zuma-sambudla-issues-apology-after-insulting-mk-partys-secretary-general#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/sm_1739302212.889707.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla\",\"Floyd Shivambu\",\"Jacob Zuma\",\"MK Party\",\"uMkhontho weSizwe\",\"Zimbabwe\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zuma-sambudla-issues-apology-after-insulting-mk-partys-secretary-general#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zuma-sambudla-issues-apology-after-insulting-mk-partys-secretary-general\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zuma-sambudla-issues-apology-after-insulting-mk-partys-secretary-general\",\"name\":\"Zuma-Sambudla Issues Apology After Insulting MK Party's Secretary-General - 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