Drama queen Khoza playing the victim, says Maphatsoe
to address her complaints at the policy conference but chose not to do so. She knows the culture of the ANC but she has disregarded it.
“It is also clear that she is one of the people who want to form a new party. Like Pravin Gordhan she knows that what she is doing is wrong and is playing to the gallery.”
Maphatsoe’s comments come after ANC spokesman Zizi Kodwa highlighted that while the ANC was gravely concerned about members who publicly criticised the party, it would no longer immediately respond to their utterances but would do so at an appropriate time within the party structures.
Maphatsoe said those like Khoza were behaving badly to bring the party into disrepute.
“They want to be charged so that they can turn around and badmouth the ANC. I wouldn’t be surprised if next week more MPs call for a secret ballot. This whole thing is about the motion of no confidence,” he said. Since speaking out against President Jacob Zuma and calling for him to step down, Khoza has received death threats. The police have confirmed a security threat against Khoza. EFF leader Julius Malema yesterday said his party would take action against National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete if she refused to allow for the secret ballot to take place next month. Meanwhile, the ANC Women’s League, responding to the Khoza matter, said members joined the ANC voluntarily and no one was forced to stay if they did not subscribe to its principles.
“The ANC, which the ANC Women’s League members are first and foremost members of, has a code of conduct that governs its members.
This code, therefore, will be the guiding principles as she (Khoza) is to appear before the ANC in the province,” spokesman Thoko Xasa said, adding the league could not judge Khoza before she faced internal processes.
She also pointed out that anyone in the country who felt their safety was threatened was encouraged to approach the police.
Meanwhile, Khoza, who is a deployee of the KZN branch, took to Facebook yesterday to laugh off plans by the ANC in that province to charge her, saying its legitimacy was already being challenged in court.
“Does a structure whose legitimacy is questioned and which has to validate its existence have the power to institute disciplinary proceedings?
“Please, comrades, don’t use my legitimate and rational call to legitimise yourselves. I refuse to subject myself to such a structure,” she said.
She called for the party in KZN to go to court first and cleanse itself, saying she remained loyal to the mission of the ANC and not the Johnny-come-latelies who did not care about the people but their own pockets.
“I’m disciplined and am trying to fix the image and save the ANC mission which is being molested publicly.
“Are we together? Respectfully, my comrades,” she said.