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We Should Not Celebrate The Downfall Of The EFF
We should not wish for the downfall of the EFF, as this could diminish the…
Shivambu Expected ‘To Build MK Structures, Craft Policies’ After Quitting EFF
Former EFF Deputy President Floyd Shivambu is expected to build Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) structures…
Floyd Shivambu Leads The Song In EFF-MK Cooperation and Mutual Aid, Writes Siyabonga Hadebe
Many people already predicted the EFF’s failure when the news surfaced that its deputy president…
Shivambu’s Resignation Raises Concerns About EFF’s Future and African Unity in South Africa, Argues Zenoyise John
The recent resignation of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deputy president Floyd Shivambu is a cause…
Ramaphosa Finally Unveils His Coalition Cabinet, Gives DA Six Ministries
After a two-week delay marred by frosty talks between his governing ANC and opposition parties, President Cyril Ramaphosa finally unveiled his grand coalition cabinet, allocating several cabinet posts to the Democratic Alliance (DA) and eight other opposition parties. In a televised address to the nation, Ramaphosa appointed six DA ministers, including party leader John Steenhuisen, who took over the Department of Agriculture, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) president Velenkosi Hlabisa, Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) president…
Malema Tones Down On Immigration Policy, Vows To Take Over From Ramaphosa
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema took a public oath days before the May 29 general elections, declaring his allegiance to the South African Constitution, promising to eradicate poverty and toning down on his immigration policy to allay the fears of concerned voters. Malema’s oath was taken at the party’s final pre-election rally, known as “Tshela Thupa”, at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo, over the weekend. Tshela Thupa rally, a victory lap event that loosely means “whip…
Mkhwebane Demands R5 Million From Daily Maverick Over ‘Derogatory Headline’
Former Public Protector and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) member of parliament (MP) Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has instructed her legal representatives to take legal steps against the multimedia house Daily Maverick, as well as its editor Branko Brkic and journalist Marianne Thamm. Mkhwebane instituted the legal action following an article published on the Daily Maverick’s online platform that contained a headline that referred to her in what seems to be a derogatory manner. Through her lawyers, Gardee Godrich Attorneys, Mkhwebane stated…
Zuma’s MK Bombshell ‘Seeks To Topple ANC Leaders Who Jailed Him’
Ambitions for political office do not drive former President Jacob Zuma, but the strategic toppling of ANC leaders he believes sent him to jail without trial, said insiders. According to sources close to Zuma, the former ANC leader’s decision to vote for the newly formed party, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), in the 2024 general elections, and distance himself from “the ANC of Ramaphosa”, is part of a broader strategy to weaken and eventually remove the current leadership, led by President Cyril…
Carl Niehaus, ARETA Members, Join EFF In Bid To Unseat ANC
In a new political twist, African Radical Economic Transformation Alliance (ARETA) President Carl Niehaus has announced his party’s decision to join the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), saying it was the only way to unseat President Cyril Ramaphosa’s governing ANC in next year’s general elections. During a meeting broadcasted via his #InMyCrosshairs platform on X spaces on Thursday, December 14, Niehaus said a united left is more powerful than sporadic pockets seeking to restore black South Africans’ dignity. The move is…
EFF Councillor Lives in Fear As Home is Petrol-Bombed ‘Over Road Project’
An Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) councillor in Limpopo lives in fear after his home was petrol-bombed with seven occupants inside. Blouberg Local Municipality councillor Kingsley Maribeng is adamant that the motive behind the shocking attack is connected to his intervention in a road construction initiative aimed at benefiting the village of Ga-Mochemi in Ward 14. Although the attack took place two weeks ago, Maribeng is concerned that the perpetrators are hell-bent on making his life miserable. “It is difficult to…
ANC’s Donkey Label Drove Me Into EFF Arms – Ngrayi Ngwenya
The EFF’s decision to embrace Michael “Ngrayi” Ngwenya, a polarizing figure known for his aggressive tactics and suppression of opposing viewpoints within the ANC in Mpumalanga, has sparked a wave of controversy. On Sunday, Ngwenya was paraded as one of the 3,000 former ANC members recruited to join the red berets as part of an undoubtedly calculated strategy to bolster their electoral prospects within the Nkomazi sub-region. According to Ngwenya, the ANC drove him to the EFF. “No one in…
“Kill the Boer” Furore Exposes The Irrationality of White Fears As A Determining Factor In SA Politics
John Steenhuisen, the DA Leader, was three months old when the apartheid police massacred Hector Pieterson and other youths on June 16, 1976. His fellow DA leader, Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille, was 25 and working as a journalist at the Rand Daily Mail. Their fellow traveller Kallie Kriel, the Afriforum CEO and face of white Afrikaner nationalism in South Africa, was six years and three months old. The trio are the faces of white South Africans who accuse EFF…
EFF Formally Urges BRICS Heads Of State To Boycott Summit
South Africa’s third biggest political party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has formally written to the BRICS heads of state, urging them to boycott the upcoming summit in the country later this month. The EFF’s stance on the boycott follows South Africa’s failure to guarantee protection for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was initially expected to attend the summit in Johannesburg physically but cancelled last month. The summit is a meeting between Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa on…
‘Mashatile’s VIP Protectors Learned From National Assembly Bullies’
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has likened the incident in which Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s security detail assaulted motorists on the N1 highway in Johannesburg to the actions of parliamentary police officers who have unleashed violence on opposition members in the past. Malema was speaking during a media briefing held at Uncle Tom’s Hall in Soweto earlier today. He was speaking in reference to the assault that took place on the N1 over the weekend, where motorists who…