Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) National spokesperson and MP Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has insisted that the red berets’ “entanglement” with former President Jacob Zuma and the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MKP) Party is the reason why the Julius Malema led party was drubbed at the May 29 general elections. Speaking to SABC News earlier on Monday, February 10, Ndlozi said the association with Zuma led to distrust and electoral decline that saw the party shedding voters.  He was speaking for the first…

After months of speculation about his future, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has finally resigned as the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) Member of Parliament (MP). In a statement, the EFF said the move was “voluntary” and his departure was processed together with that of another Fighter, Yazini Tetyana. “These voluntary requests to be released from the deployment, which were sent to the Secretary-General of the EFF consecutively and within days of each other, expressed gratitude to the EFF for thr opportunity to…

Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Deputy President Floyd Shivambu claims he’s the party’s sole founder, and that current leader Julius Malema and others joined later. He says he conceptualised the EFF, gave it a name and party colours, and decided where its Johannesburg headquarters would be. Shivambu, who left the EFF in August 2023 amid a public fallout with Malema, was speaking at a Christmas gathering hosted by his new party, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MKP), at his home village of…

The political intrigue around the future of Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi in the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deepened on Thursday when he suddenly removed the Member of Parliament (MP) label from his X (Twitter) bio. This has raised speculation that the former EFF national spokesperson and Central Command Team (CCT) member may be planning a future outside the Red Berets after 11 years as a member. Ndlozi, whose verified X account has 1.8 million followers, did not discuss his decision to…

Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party’s Mpumalanga leader wants the party to stop giving top positions to former EFF members who have just joined the party, led by former president Jacob Zuma. Mary Phadi, the MK Party’s convener in the province and a member of the provincial legislature in Mbombela, said this shortly after her court victory yesterday.  That was after Phadi won a legal victory at the Mpumalanga High Court which reinstated her as the convener of the party in the…

uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) President Jacob Zuma has appointed Floyd Shivambu as Secretary General a few months after joining South Africa’s third biggest party.  Shivambu, the EFF’s former deputy president and the party’s co-founder, takes over from Dr Sifiso Maseko, who resigned in October to resume his duties in the Gauteng Department of Health. Shivambu shockingly left the EFF in August amid a fallout with party leader Julius Malema, who later accused him of betrayal. He was later appointed the…

Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Chairperson, Advocate Dali Mpofu, has left the EFF to join the recently formed Umkhonto WeSizwe (MK) Party. In an interview with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Thursday morning, Mpofu said he is joining the MK Party because it represents a broader vision for decolonization and total liberation. Mpofu explained that he believes the MK Party is best positioned to bring about the unity he envisions for South Africa. “I am of the view…

Former EFF Deputy President Floyd Shivambu is expected to build Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) structures and craft policies as part of preparations for him to occupy a senior leadership role, said MK party insiders.  They said Julius Malema’s former right-hand-man was recruited to also attract the youth and black professionals, as MK President Jacob Zuma prepared a leadership core that would appeal to different constituencies and be a viable alternative to the ANC before the next elections.   Moreover, they believed…

Many people already predicted the EFF’s failure when the news surfaced that its deputy president Floyd Shivambu was going to leave the party. It was widely reported that he had decided not to renew his membership and had stepped down from all his roles in the party. On Thursday, 15 August, the EFF called a media conference where Shivambu tendered his ‘resignation’ from the party. Floyd Shivambu has decided to hitch his wagon to the MK party. Suddenly, there is…

The recent resignation of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deputy president Floyd Shivambu is a cause for concern, sparking worries about the party’s future and its potential impact on African unity and Pan-Africanism in South Africa.  My concern is that Shivambu’s departure may not only weaken the EFF but also hinder efforts toward unity at a crucial time for the country and the continent. This country cannot afford to have a destabilized EFF. The party’s presence and participation in the political…