Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party is charting a way forward with top leaders drafting a party constitution over the weekend.
The MK party held a three-day strategic dialogue in Bela-Bela, Limpopo, which concluded on Sunday.
The meeting was attended by top party leaders, including former president Jacob Zuma.
Among the issues raised in Limpopo was the party's mandate. MK general secretary Arthur Zwane said some of the resolutions included highlighting the party's Pan-Africanist ideals.
“We declared ourselves to be a Pan-Africanist party. Secondly, we made an ideological commitment that we felt we needed to make sure voters understood that as a Pan-Africanist organisation we have a responsibility to mobilise black voters,” he said.
Among the key figures at the meeting was Lucky Montana, the former CEO of Passenger Rail Corporation of South Africa (Prasa), who has been implicated in corruption by the State Capture Commission.
Montana, who has since joined the MK party, was a fierce critic of the commission and Chief Justice Raymond Zondo.
“Zondo has failed. He has not responded to me or the papers that are before the court. He has not responded to (Matshela) Koko. He has not responded to many others (including Arthur Fraser). This is purely politically motivated to tarnish our image. The day I appear in court, I want you (SABC) to be there (if I appear in court). But things have gone wrong and I am now in MK. I will probably retire without being called to appear in court by a legitimate court.”
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On the other hand, the MK Party has maintained its firm stance that it will not support a national unity government that includes the Democratic Alliance.
“Ramaphosa's government is a betrayal of the black majority who remain poor. We are not concerned at all. We want a situation where the black vote and progressive black parties work together. So this is just a betrayal that continues to oppress our black people, especially the poor,” he said.
The declaration to emerge from the strategic dialogue aims to provide guidance for the party's political future over the next five years.