JOHANNESBURG - MK Party Leader Jacob Zuma has appointed Tony Yengeni as the party's Second Deputy President.
John Hlophe serves as the party's first Deputy President and leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.
Tony Yengeni salutes Jacob Zuma
Yengeni briefly addressed the media at the briefing announcing his position and shared stories about struggle veterans during the apartheid era.
The second deputy president of the party spoke in glowing terms about former president Zuma calling him, "quiet, resourceful, reliable, and trustworthy."
On Wednesday, Zuma was ordered to pay back R28.9 million to the State Attorney.
This sum is from state funds used to pay a private firm for legal costs incurred by Zuma during court proceedings relating to his prosecution for corruption and related offences.