It looks like former MK Party co-founder and leader Jabulani Khumalo has depleted his fight to hang onto the party following a court order yesterday. The Pretoria High Court has ordered Standard Bank to remove Jabulani Khumalo as a bank signatory on the uMkhonto weSizwe Party's bank account. Standard Bank had said Khumalo must go and remove himself, but the judge ordered the bank to remove him instead. Khumalo has been ordered to pay legal costs.

DO THE HONOURS 

According to the party's spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, Khumalo wanted to hang on to being a signatory to the MKP bank account under the pretext that his expulsion is on appeal. ''This is false because his ill-fated appeal relates only to the issues of the face of the MKP on the ballot, which has been overtaken by events. The reasons for the judgement accompany this statement, 'It is clear that Khumalo is well funded by enemies of the MKP,''' Ndhlela said.

FAILED ATTEMPTS 

Ndhlela said over the past months, Khumalo has made multiple failed attempts to challenge his expulsion from the MKP and reclaim his leadership position. "Khumalo is clearly backed by those who oppose the MKP. His continuous legal battles serve only to strengthen our resolve. The MKP will continue to defeat the sellout of the ANC of Cyril Ramaphosa and its planted agents both in the courts and on the ground until the land and the economy are returned to their rightful owners and the African majority.' Khumalo had filed an urgent high court application in June to prevent the MKP and Parliament from removing him from the party list, unfortunately, the Electoral Court dismissed his request to be reinstated as the party leader.