The NFP's suspended KwaZulu-Natal provincial secretary Zodwa Mtshali and expelled provincial chairperson Mbali Shinga have been linked to a new party.
The National Freedom Party (NFP), whose support has made it a kingmaker in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature, has accused a group of suspended and expelled leaders aligned to former party member Mbali Shinga of secretly registering a new political party while continuing to destabilise the organisation.
The allegations were made by NFP Secretary-General Sunset Xaba following the suspension of the party's KwaZulu-Natal provincial secretary, Zodwa Mtshali, and the dismissal of national chairperson Sibusiso Mkhabela.
Both leaders have publicly backed Shinga, who was expelled from the party and subsequently removed from her position as a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature and MEC for Social Development.
On Tuesday, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli was expected to appoint an acting MEC while Shinga continues her legal battle challenging her expulsion from the NFP, but chose to leave the portfolio vacant.
