Over the past few days, more information has emerged about the policies and personalities of some of those involved in uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK), the party known mainly because of its campaigner-in-chief, former president Jacob Zuma. The information will not make the people of SA feel less perturbed.

Jacob Zuma, a leading campaigner for the uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party, has expressed incendiary views about teenage pregnancies and gay marriage. The party's other public figure, its spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, has confirmed to Daily Maverick that former SA Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Tom Moyane is his uncle, and that he once ran a company that won a SARS contract which was subsequently voided.

In 2016, the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism broke a story that a company controlled by Moyane's nephew had won a R2.2-billion tax collection contract from SARS that could net him around R220-million.

That nephew was Ndhlela, who as the spokesperson for MK has given dozens of interviews.

In response to questions from Daily Maverick, Ndhlela said, "Tom Moyane is my uncle and it's known he's my father's brother."

Asked whether Moyane was involved in the MK party, Ndhlela said, "I don't know who is involved in MK. I've not spoken to him about that."

He denied that he did anything wrong when he bid for a contract at SARS in 2016. He said, "On my CV, I stated categorically on my references that Tom Moyane was a reference. With his cell number. I put my...