MKMVA conclude ‘very productive’ visit to Zuma
The Umkhonto We Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) have finally met with former president Jacob Zuma. The MKMVA visited their beloved Zuma in his R256 million homestead in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday, 11 February 2021.
Just in case one may be wondering whether the former president may have considered changing his mind about his decision not to appear before the State Capture Commission, don’t hold your breath. The MKMVA’s spokesperson Carl Niehaus said Zuma would still not take the stand – a decision which he added, they would continue to support.
“A delegation of the NEC of the MKMVA, led by the President of the MKMVA Kebby Maphatsoe, just concluded a warm comradely, and very productive meeting of over seven hours long with President Jacob Zuma at his residence in Nkandla,” Niehaus said.
“President Zuma reiterated that he will NOT go to the Zondo Commission, and the MKMVA NEC delegation pledged our full support for this courageous decision. We wholeheartedly agree with Msholozi’s decisions”
MKMVA spokesperson Carl Niehaus
The African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa had initially said his predecessor needed to be given more time to think the situation through, but if the MKMVA’s utterances are anything to go by, they might have to wait a bit longer.
MKMVA vows to protect Zuma from detractors
The MKMVA, the ANC’s armed military wing, have long been fierce supporters of Zuma, constantly coming to his defence – particularly in the face of controversy.
“The MKMVA NEC delegation confirmed that we are wholeheartedly with Nxamala, that we oppose any attempt to arrest him, and that we will protect our Patron in Chief,” Niehaus further said.
Zuma caused quite the furore recently when he announced he would not comply with an order issued by the Constitutional Court, compelling him to testify before the State Capture Commission, as per summons.
The visit to Zuma’s home is part of the MKMVA’s celebrations as it commemorates sixty years of existence. Other MK veterans will also be paid courtesy visits at a later stage.
The MKMVA has maintained that the Constitutional Court’s decision was stripping Zuma of his most basic of rights, in particular, his right to remain silent and not to incriminate himself. Zuma has already been implicated by at least 34 witnesses at the commission and insists that the commission are part of a political plot against him.
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