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MK leader Jacob Zuma addressing the media in Joburg. Photo from X

TEN expelled MK party (MKP) members have failed in their bid to halt their removal from Parliament.

The Western Cape High Court dismissed their urgent application to reinstate them on Monday, 9 September.

Judge Kate Savage said the applicants failed to establish a reasonable apprehension of irreparable harm and the existence of no alternative remedy available to them.

She, however, raised issues with how former President Jacob Zuma runs his party.

“Despite the concerning picture painted by Mr Zuma regarding the manner in which the MK party currently operates, it remains for the applicants to show that the prerequisites for the interim relief sought by them have been met,” Savage said.

She said an interim interdict is not to be granted by a court simply on the asking. The application was dismissed with costs.

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The MK party said it never intended for this internal matter to enter public space as the discharged members were formally informed not to proceed to be sworn in as MPs.

Party spokesman Nhlamulo Ndhlela said, however, they proceeded with the swearing-in and were subsequently informed by the party that their presence in Parliament would be temporary.

“It was not enough for these recalcitrant litigants to drag the party to court, which led the party to incur unnecessary costs relating to the changing of office locks, keys, and even hotel accommodation for new members who couldn’t access accommodation at parliamentary villages,” he said.

He said the party was further negatively impacted in Parliament in voting numbers due to these acts of ill-discipline by these individuals.

“The court’s punitive order only reaffirms our initial position, that this matter should have been dealt with and dispensed with internally as this has brought the organisation into disrepute,” said Ndhlela.

The MKP10 went to court to challenge their removal on the basis that the party didn’t follow due process, making their expulsion unlawful.

They demand reinstatement and their seats in Parliament.

The aggrieved members claimed Zuma unilaterally removed them as there was no party constitution and structure.

The MKP argued that the applicants’ membership had been terminated on 24 June before they were sworn in as MPs.

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