Khumalo loses bid to be reinstated as MKP leader

MK Party founder Jabulani Khumalo has lost his bid to have the decision to remove him as leader of the party and replace him with former president Jacob Zuma declared invalid, unlawful and set aside.

The Electoral Court said in a judgment delivered on Wednesday that Khumalo, as an expelled member of MKP, did not have a standing to seek relief concerning the leadership of the party.

It also found that he failed to bring his urgent application within a reasonable time. The court further labeled Khumalo’s application as frivolous and completely devoid of merit.

“The application also constitutes an abuse of this court’s process and a waste of its judicial economy and the opposing respondents’ resources,” the court said.

It also said it was unclear why Khumalo persisted with the application because on his case on urgency, it had become moot.

“As contended on behalf of the respondents, this application should not have seen the light of day.”