Former Western Cape judge president John Hlophe has reportedly pledged to use his new position to unite opposition parties.
According to a new report by IOL, former Western Cape judge president and uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader to Parliament, John Hlophe, is calling for the country’s legal system to be overhauled.
While delivering his keynote address on Saturday at the launch of the African Legal Professionals Association in Durban, Hlophe said the country’s legal system does not reflect the traditions and values of its people. Hlophe was also recently appointed by the MK Party to be its leader in the National Assembly, and revealed he has been meeting with former president and MK founder Jacob Zuma.
He opened up about uniting South Africans, and stated that more should be done to achieve this. According to him, he will be doing this when he takes on his new role as leader of the opposition in Parliament.
“No, I am not hiding it. I have just had a meeting with uBaba (president Zuma). I was here to meet him because the MK Party is currently not represented in Parliament and told him I agree that we should go to Parliament. I am happy to say, this coming on Tuesday, I will be sworn in among 58 of us who will represent the MK Party as leader of the opposition in Parliament,” said Hlophe.
“Our task is to unite black people. That would be my job in the National Assembly. Our leader has already been engaging with other political parties, including EFF leader Julius Malema.”
