After Shivambu was removed as secretary-general, the MK party claimed he was being redeployed to Parliament.
The MK party on Saturday released its list of new members to be sworn in at Parliament, and Floyd Shivambu is not among them.
Shivambu was recently axed as the party’s secretary-general after he visited fugitive pastor Shepherd Bushiri in Malawi.
Floyd Shivambu will not be sworn in as MP
His name is not on the list despite earlier claims by the party that he would be redeployed to Parliament.
The nine names on the list are: Lungisani Shangase, Jefrey Mtolo, Zibuse Cele, Siphetho Mkhize, Philisande Mkhize, Kaiser Motaung, Noma Buthelezi, Ntandoyenkosi Shezi and Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala.
The new MK party MPs are set to be sworn in on Wednesday. They will be filling vacant seats.
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Shivambu ‘will not quit MK party‘
Despite being sidelined, Shivambu this week said he will not quit the party.
He, however, revealed that he is consulting with traditional and religious leaders about starting a new political formation.
He also claimed that his removal was due to “fake intelligence” that he was plotting to unseat Jacob Zuma as leader of the MK party.
Shivambu also claimed there are “political scoundrels” who siphon funds from the MK party. He said R7 million is being withdrawn from the party coffers every month.
Seemingly taking a shot at Zuma and his children, the former EFF leader also said a political party should never be a “family project”.
“A political party should never be an individual project… It must never be a family project. A political party should not be a tribal or ethnic project.”
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