Zuma's Absence from SONA Sparks Claims of Interference

The umkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party alleges that Jacob Zuma's court appearance on Thursday, seeking leave to appeal a ruling in his arms deal corruption case, was intentionally scheduled to prevent him from attending the State of the Nation Address (SONA). The party's chief whip, Mzwanele Manyi, asserts that powerful figures in South Africa orchestrated this timing to sideline Zuma. Manyi criticizes the judiciary for scheduling the court case despite knowing about SONA and claims the MK Party does not expect much from the address, anticipating more empty promises.

CAPE TOWN - The uMkhonto weSizwe Party claims there has been a deliberate attempt to stop its leader Jacob Zuma from attending the State of the Nation Address .

MK Party chief whip Mzwanele Manyi confirmed on Thursday that Zuma would not be present at the annual gathering on Thursday evening. As a result, the MK Party's chief whip, Mzwanele Manyi, has confirmed that Zuma will not be attending the State of the Nation Address . “The people that run South Africa have orchestrated that he should not be here. It was public information that there would be a fake SONA today . Judiciary must have known this. Despite knowing this, they wanted him in court in Pietermaritzburg today.

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