# The MK Party has suspended its chief whip, Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi, with immediate effect pending the outcome of an internal investigation into allegations of corruption. She was arrested last week, appeared in court on fraud and extortion charges and is out on 30-thousand-rand bail. According to the Hawks, between August and December 2024, she recruited four researchers and demanded that they pay her 50 to 60-percent of their salaries, supposedly for Jacob Zuma’s legal fees. Mokoena-Zondi allegedly collected 200-thousand-rand. The MK Party has appointed Philasande Mkhize as chief whip.
MK Party suspends chief whip amid corruption investigation