Johannesburg – MP Mzwanele Manyi has been removed as chief whip in Parliament of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party.
Less than six months on the job, Manyi, who deserted the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to join the MK party, has been replaced by newcomer, Colleen Makhubele, the former Speaker of the City of Johannesburg.
Manyi’s replacement was announced by the Speaker of Parliament, Thoko Didiza, before President Cyril Ramaphosa’s question and answer session on Tuesday, 27 May 2025.
“I’d like to take this opportunity before the business of the House today to welcome the new designated chief whip of the opposition, the MK Party, Ms Makhubele,” Didiza said.
Questions are now being asked if Manyi’s axing from the prominent position is the beginning of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
When Manyi and other senior party members switched parties, EFF leader Julius Malema said: “There’s no single person from the 11 years of the EFF who has ever left the EFF and succeeded politically. You can name all of them, not one [has succeeded]”.
Could Malema’s prophecy be unfolding?
