Malema has refused for the MK party and the EFF to merge for the sake of ‘black’ unity. As the 2026 Local Government Elections draw nearer the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are expected to battle it out for votes in various municipalities. But will they survive long enough to compete? And if they do, will […]
University of Nelson Mandela University (NMU) political analyst, Professor Ntsikeleko Breakfast, has described the leadership style of re-elected president of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) as one that seeks to be “worshipped like God,” arguing that it could undermine the party’s democracy and stability. This comes after Malema was re-elected for the third time as […]
Godrich Gardee has been hinted to fill up the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) deputy president, after Floyd Shivambu defected to the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party. Gardee is set to beat the party’s Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, sources reveal. Although Ndlozi was not attending the party’s elective conference in Soweto, he can still be nominated and accept the […]
The South African Police Service (SAPS) and South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF) Operation Vala Umgodi has seen over 1,000 illegal miners surface at Stilfontein in the North West. Operation Vala Umgodi has restricted people in and near these abandoned mines from delivering food boxes, water, and other necessities to illegal miners. What started as […]
The road to the EFF’s National People’s Assembly has been characterised by calls for its president Julius Malema to take a back seat, expulsions, a powerful and emerging women’s caucus, tussle for positions, and questions about longtime leader Mbuyiseni Ndlozi’s future in the party. Source link
Former EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu’s remarks that “many” party leaders were aware of his intentions to leave the red berets has angered their MPs. Shivambu, in his appearance on Sizwe Mpofu-Welsh’s podcast SMWX, expressed confidence in his decision to switch to the MK Party, saying it was “the most correct, sound and best decision.” “I’m […]