The EFF leader said there was nothing wrong with Jacob Zuma forming the MK party because Thabo Mbeki had backed the formation of Cope
The ‘Big Three’ are not far apart on their plans for the poorest of the poor
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Malema sat down with the Mail & Guardian’s Lizeka Tandwa, for a one-on-one interview
The EFF remains erratic in disclosing its own donors
The EFF leader said it was nonsensical to argue that the nationalisation and expropriation of land would repel investors
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The EFF leader has said that the door was still open to collaboration with the DA and MK parties after the elections, but not with Ramaphosa
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An embarrassing nasal malfunction was not all that should cause Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema to lose face
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Julius Malema is allegedly disappointed with the party’s leaders including deputy president Floyd Shivambu and Marshall Dlamini after its manifesto launch
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Some believe the Red Berets could pull the government too far to the left, but its lack of ideological clarity suggests otherwise
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The party wants parliament to appoint boards for state-owned enterprises
The suspension prevents party leader Julius Malema and five other MPs from attending this week’s Sona and the budget speech later this month
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Floyd Shivambu and Marshall Dlamini are also among the senior members who will not be able to attend, the result of their storming the stage at SONA 2023
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The Economic Freedom Fighters wants the court to declare the powers, privileges and immunities rules of parliament as well as the Provincial Legislatures Act unconstitutional
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Paddy Harper presents the characters and parties responsible for (mis)shaping the political landscape
Political analysts believe that EFF’s growth in KwaZulu-Natal will be marginal
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Alcohol and food parcels are allegedly being used by the ANC to entice the fighters
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But the Economic Freedom Fighters leader and five other fighters will still have to watch the State of the Nation address on the big screen
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ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina said Israel was no longer the Holy Land but the land of Natanyahu
The Economic Freedom Fighters want to subpoena Ramaphosa to testify about whether he felt threatened when its members jumped onto the stage during his State of the Nation address in February
The South African government’s hardline stance on the global criminal court could reopen debate in the ruling ANC about withdrawing from the body
Parties will vote on the motion next week
The EFF leader was addressing thousands of party members in Gauteng, where its partnerships with the ANC have come under pressure
The governing party is likely to poll between 43% and 45% nationally in next year’s elections, Brenthurst Foundation poll says
But party members say they have had enough of being sidelined for high-profile newcomers who haven’t put in the hours
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The presence of democratically elected leaders in the Judicial Service Commission is critical
The party’s leaders are determined to clinch the top spot in Gauteng for their candidate
But the party contends it has moved on from internal strife and is focused on the 2024 polls
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader may also face charges of animal cruelty when he tried to kill a cow, stabbing it repeatedly and twisting the knife
South Africa’s news headlines suggest the opposition and the ANC are still struggling to get its act together
The EFF leader inflicted more than 11 stabs and over 60 instances of twisting a knife into a conscious animal, according to an investigation
Long-standing Economic Freedom Fighters members claim a bus list is a ploy to remove them from the party
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema says Cuba, Venezuela, Palestine and the Democratic Republic of the Congo must also be added to the Brics economic bloc