# The MK Party is calling on the government to withdraw from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, accusing it of upholding colonial legacies and aiding British global influence. South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth in 1994 after leaving in 1961 due to apartheid criticism. KwaZulu-Natal provincial legislature member, Ishana Barciela, told the SABC that the MK Party aligns with BRICS, not the Commonwealth. She insists it’s time to lead people toward land restoration and restitution of resources looted during colonial rule.
MK Party rejects SA’s Commonwealth ties, citing colonial legacy