uMkhonto weSizwe Party holds 58 National Assembly seats (Opposition) and has 5 documented cases on record: 4 currently criminally charged, 1 named by a commission or ethics body. Nothing here is a finding of guilt.
Cases
Mandlenkosi Matutu
MK MP
Charged+3.0
Arrested by the Hawks with a municipal official. The state alleges fraud, corruption and money laundering involving more than R1.6m on a 2019 Joe Gqabi District Municipality water-pipe tender won by his company. The case is in the Barkly East Magistrate's Court.
Counted under MK: he was a private contractor at the time, so the matter is counted under the party he represents now.
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MK member of the National Council of Provinces (party membership suspended)
Charged+3.0
Charged with fraud, alternatively theft, of about R233,000. The state alleges she took part of parliamentary researchers' salaries as claimed contributions to the party. She will plead not guilty.
Counted under MK because the alleged conduct took place while she was an MK public representative. The MK Party removed her as chief whip and suspended her membership.
Their side
Public statement
She says the payments were voluntary contributions and that she will plead not guilty.
Court papers, reported by Daily Maverick · View statement
Parliament's Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests found he failed to properly disclose a directorship in a company named in Auditor-General findings. The National Assembly adopted a reprimand and a R15,000 fine.
Counted under MK because the finding relates to his conduct as an MK MP.
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MK Party Treasurer-General; former Transnet and Eskom CEO
Charged+3.0
Charged with fraud, corruption and money laundering relating to Transnet locomotive procurement, alongside Malusi Gigaba, Siyabonga Gama, Anoj Singh and Thamsanqa Jiyane. The case is in the Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg; the trial has not started.
Counted under MK: he did not represent a party at the time of the alleged conduct (he was Transnet CEO), so the matter is counted under the party he represents now.
Their side
Public statement
The MK Party has called the arrests selective and politically motivated and says it stands by him.
Charged with fraud, corruption and money laundering relating to Transnet locomotive procurement, alongside Malusi Gigaba, Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh and Thamsanqa Jiyane. The case is in the Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg; the trial has not started.
Counted under MK: he did not represent a party at the time of the alleged conduct (he was a Transnet executive), so the matter is counted under the party he represents now.
Their side
Public statement
The MK Party has called the prosecution selective and politically motivated and says it stands by him.
Matters relating to conduct while a person belonged to another party are recorded under that party (for example, Jacob Zuma's case is recorded under the ANC).
Presumption of innocence: Charged and accused individuals are presumed innocent. This shows the status of public allegations and legal processes, not guilt. Data reflects publicly reported cases as of 08 Oct 2026 and is not exhaustive.