The Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party has finally filled the several vacant leadership positions in the Mpumalanga province, bringing in seven provincial heavyweights to work with Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, the convener.

The party announced the bolstering of the province’s leadership on Thursday (January 16), saying the decision has been sanctioned by the party’s leader, former President Jacob Zuma, based on its constitution.

“The MK Party has expressed its full confidence in all the new appointees. We wish the Mpumalanga Detachment well in their new roles.

“As they pick up their spears to go to battle for the total liberation of our people, we hope they will serve the Party and South Africans with dedication, diligence and humility,” the MKP party said in a statement today.

Mkhwebane has been working alone since her appointment in October last year after the party unveiled her alongside former KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu, now the convener in KwaZulu-Natal.

The new leaders are Charles Masombuka, the Deputy Convenor, A.B Mkhatshwa, the Coordinator, Dr. Nelisiwe Msibi, the Deputy Coordinator, Skhwameni Nkuna, Organiser Njabulo KaChibi, Deputy Organiser Donald Maphanga, and the Fundraiser. Mbalenhle Masinga has been named as the Deputy Fundraiser.

Meanwhile, cracks within the MKP structures in KwaZulu-Natal and in the Moses Mabhida region are widening following an incident on Tuesday where a small group of party supporters showed their displeasure against Mchunu after he shouted “down with thieves.”

The group upped the ante and claimed that the decision to allow only a few members inside the courtroom meant that the party was being monopolised.

This is contained in a statement the grouping from the region issued late yesterday.

However, the practice to issue wristbands is done by judiciary officials during high profile court cases to control crowds and limit the number of people inside courtrooms and prevent chaos.