The Economic Freedom Fighters expresses a profound, worldwide, popular dissatisfaction with the current economic system, writes Hagen Engler.
Minor parties are creating a stink around Pansy Tlakula to cast doubt around the elections when they perform poorly as expected, say their critics.
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has told Kliptown residents in Soweto that the ANC of Nelson Mandela died with the former statesman.
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema is trying to settle his tax bill to avoid being barred from Parliament, reports say.
From the ANC to the EFF, political parties have upped the ante a month before the general elections.
The stage and marquee set up for an Economic Freedom Fighters rally in Thokoza, south of Johannesburg, has been petrol bombed.
EFF and Agang SA leaders’ ties to the province may disrupt old voting patterns.
Julius Malema told his supporters in the North West that Jacob Zuma should be arrested for stealing from the poor.
President Jacob Zuma has hailed South Africa as one of the few countries in the world that includes socioeconomic rights in its Constitution.
EFF leader Julius Malema and the DA’s Mmusi Maimane say they have laid corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, with Malema calling for his resignation.
The EFF has criticised the national broadcaster ahead of elections, saying it’s "being manipulated by puppets". But the SABC has dismissed the claims.
Julius Malema’s announcement that the EFF will partner with the PAC may not mean much now, but it holds larger significance.
EFF leader Julius Malema says he is confident about the list of candidates the party has submitted to the IEC.
The EFF’s national elections list has been released. And in keeping with expectations, it has selected people based on their experience and passion.
A magical moment took place recently. A symbolic reconstitution of 60 000 into a single force in the form of Malema as Mao, writes Andile Mngxitama.
The EFF has used money made from selling berets, T-shirts, posters, and member donations to pay the deposit fee to contest the general elections.
EFF leader Julius Malema says his party won’t allow the elections to be presided over by people with "questionable credentials".
The high court has dismissed an application by the Economic Freedom Fighters for an interdict relating to the payment of a deposit to the IEC.
With less than two months to go until the 2014 elections, we take a look at some key points of the campaign trail so far.
Youth in Tembisa are politically active, but may not turn out to vote – not from apathy, but in protest.
A member of the Economic Freedom Fighters has died outside the high court in Pretoria, where the party is fighting the IEC’s registration fees.
Economic Freedom Fighters members have converged outside the high court in Pretoria as the party seeks to indict the IEC over registration fees.
Traffic cops say they will challenge the EFF leader’s acquittal on a reckless driving charge because they had not submitted the relevant evidence.
Voters in the platinum belt have been left disillusioned by the ANC, and are going to be taking a cynical approach to the national elections.
Reality used to be a friend of Julius Malema. But where there is milk and honey, there are also wishes and pipe dreams. Welcome to Malemaville.
With Cosatu a shadow of its former self, the EFF and Amcu are taking up the banner for South Africa’s increasingly militant poor, writes Jay Naidoo.
Despite it representing a consolidation of its policies, the EFF’s election manifesto, launched over the weekend, has shown a few inconstencies.
ANC leaders have partied, danced and mocked EFF leader Julius Malema in Tembisa – a mere kilometre from Malema’s party’s election manifesto launch.
Bigger social grants, free education and no ministerial packages or tenders were among the promises the EFF made at its election manifesto launch.
The Economic Freedom Fighters launched its election manifesto in Thembisa at an event marked by heavy flirting with other left-wing organisations.
Mass protests and the violent reaction of the state indicate that SA is in a period of possible rearticulation of politics, says Andile Mngxitama.
The ANCYL and EFF have organised competing political events in Tembisa, sparking fears of more violent clashes that have dogged the two parties.