Former MKP spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhela claims that he and Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla were barred from attending uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) MP Edward Mzikayise Ntshingila's funeral and memorial services.
Even before uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) MP Edward Mzikayise Ntshingila was laid to rest, his death became the centre of a bitter dispute involving allegations that Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and suspended former party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela were barred from attending his funeral and memorial service.
The controversy unfolded ahead of Ntshingila's funeral on Sunday at Johannesburg's Westpark Cemetery. Ntshingila, 43, a member of Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) and the MKP's former national elections manager, died on June 4 following an illness.
His death triggered tensions within both the party and sections of his family. At the heart of the dispute are claims that Zuma-Sambudla and Ndhlela were instructed not to attend events commemorating Ntshingila's life and were warned they would be forcibly removed if they did so.
The disagreement appears to stem from divisions within Ntshingila's family, with his maternal relatives, who use the Kubheka surname, openly supporting Zuma-Sambudla and Ndhlela's attendance at both the memorial service and funeral.
