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Economic Freedom Fighters

What does the defection of the EFF’s Shivambu to MK party mean?
Opinion
/ 16 August 2024

What does the defection of the EFF’s Shivambu to MK party mean?

The two parties are part of the ‘progressive caucus’ representing the opposition in the government of national unity

By Khumo Kumalo
‘Undermined’ Floyd Shivambu quits EFF for Jacob Zuma’s MK party
Politics
/ 15 August 2024

‘Undermined’ Floyd Shivambu quits EFF for Jacob Zuma’s MK party

Shivambu has allegedly been looking for a new political home for some time, and is said to have approached the ANC, but was rejected

By Mandisa Makgakga and Lunga Mzangwe
Showdown for EFF secretary general post as supporters lobby for Mbuyiseni Ndlozi
Politics
/ 8 August 2024

Showdown for EFF secretary general post as supporters lobby for Mbuyiseni Ndlozi

Supporters are backing Ndlozi to challenge incumbent Marshall Dlamini as the battle hots up

By Mandisa Makgakga
Ramaphosa: Less bling, more work needed for ANC to survive
Politics
/ 7 August 2024

Ramaphosa: Less bling, more work needed for ANC to survive

The president offered an olive branch to alliance partners to ease tensions over the government of national unity

By Lunga Mzangwe
Malema tightens grip on EFF ahead of December conference
Politics
/ 3 August 2024

Malema tightens grip on EFF ahead of December conference

The Economic Freedom Fighters leader is allegedly purging dissenters, focusing on loyalty to secure his position before elective conference

By Mandisa Makgakga
Mbalula: Democratic Alliance is welcome to leave the GNU
Politics
/ 1 August 2024

Mbalula: Democratic Alliance is welcome to leave the GNU

The ANC secretary general refuted Helen Zille’s claims of an exclusive ANC-DA coalition in the government of national unity

By Mandisa Makgakga
Pretoria girls high: Political parties and reckless media fan the flames
Opinion
/ 31 July 2024

Pretoria girls high: Political parties and reckless media fan the flames

When racism emerges, we must build – not break – our schools

By Nontobeko Hlela
VBS victim: EFF wants stolen land returned but won’t pay back our looted life savings
Politics
/ 29 July 2024

VBS victim: EFF wants stolen land returned but won’t pay back our looted life savings

Victims say ANC is “afraid” to act against implicated MEC Florence Radzilani

By Lunga Mzangwe
Power struggle intensifies ahead of EFF elective conference
Politics
/ 26 July 2024

Power struggle intensifies ahead of EFF elective conference

The Economic Freedom Fighters’ Floyd Shivambu faces a strong challenge from secretary general Marshall Dlamini for the deputy president position

By Mandisa Makgakga
Malema calls Ramaphosa thin-skinned
Politics
/ 23 July 2024

Malema calls Ramaphosa thin-skinned

Unchastened after a rebuke from the president, the EFF leader reiterated his claim that Ramaphosa sold mineworkers down the river

By Emsie Ferreira
Korner Talk: Goodbye to ‘Black John Steenhuisen’ Gwamanda
Columns
/ 23 July 2024

Korner Talk: Goodbye to ‘Black John Steenhuisen’ Gwamanda

The Johannesburg mayor is about to be ditched

By Khaya Koko
Ramaphosa rebukes Malema’s allegations of betrayal during liberation struggle
Politics
/ 22 July 2024

Ramaphosa rebukes Malema’s allegations of betrayal during liberation struggle

The president cautioned the Economic Freedom Fighters leader to play the ball, not the man

By Emsie Ferreira
Fikile Mbalula: Zuma ‘spits’ in the face of South Africa
Politics
/ 20 July 2024

Fikile Mbalula: Zuma ‘spits’ in the face of South Africa

The ANC secretary general has lashed at MK leader Jacob Zuma and the EFF for their attacks on President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC in parliament

By Lyse Comins
Hlophe casts Ramaphosa’s unity government as a ‘cruel joke’
Politics
/ 19 July 2024

Hlophe casts Ramaphosa’s unity government as a ‘cruel joke’

The uMkhonto weSizwe party and the Economic Freedom Fighters used the debate on Cyril Ramaphosa’s opening of parliament address to accuse him of ‘selling out to white’ interests

By Emsie Ferreira
EFF to hold crisis meeting over VBS fallout
Politics
/ 19 July 2024

EFF to hold crisis meeting over VBS fallout

The party is leaving the talking up to its former chair and legal adviser, Dali Mpofu

By Mandisa Makgakga, Lunga Mzangwe and Khaya Koko
ActionSA considers backing ANC in Joburg metro over R2.5bn capital expenditure loan
Politics
/ 17 July 2024

ActionSA considers backing ANC in Joburg metro over R2.5bn capital expenditure loan

Mashaba’s party may vote in favour of the loan if the R200 prepaid electricity service charge is scrapped

By Lunga Mzangwe
Realigning the left: Navigating corruption scandals like VBS and building a mass-based movement
Thought Leader
/ 17 July 2024

Realigning the left: Navigating corruption scandals like VBS and building a mass-based movement

The shack dwellers movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo, in a mass meeting recalled and expelled senior members who made a deal with a funeral association linked to Jacob Zuma and VBS Bank

By Imraan Buccus
Korner Talk | EFF must bench Dali Mpofu on VBS
Opinion
/ 15 July 2024

Korner Talk | EFF must bench Dali Mpofu on VBS

The senior counsel capitulated like Courage, the Cowardly Dog during a broadcast interview

By Khaya Koko
The great unplugging: ANC prepares to cut EFF loose in Gauteng metro councils
Politics
/ 12 July 2024

The great unplugging: ANC prepares to cut EFF loose in Gauteng metro councils

Regional leaders want the relationship with the Red Berets to end

By Lunga Mzangwe, Mandisa Makgakga and Paddy Harper
Who is the opposition now?
Politics
/ 11 July 2024

Who is the opposition now?

Rule by coalition government compels parliament to rewrite its rules

By Emsie Ferreira
Gauteng: Five years of coalition confusion
Editorial
/ 5 July 2024

Gauteng: Five years of coalition confusion

Budgets and policy positions look set to be political footballs when support is needed to pass tabled legislature motions

By Editorial
New Gauteng government vulnerable without an outright majority
Politics
/ 4 July 2024

New Gauteng government vulnerable without an outright majority

But there is solace in the fact that the Economic Freedom Fighters and the uMkhonto weSizwe party are unlikely to ever agree with the Democratic Alliance

By Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Makgakga
Zille: DA to consider running all Gauteng municipalities with ANC if they agree on government of provincial unity
Politics
/ 2 July 2024

Zille: DA to consider running all Gauteng municipalities with ANC if they agree on government of provincial unity

The Democratic Alliance federal council chair said if the ANC in Gauteng did not want to work with her party, it should say so

By Lunga Mzangwe
EFF scrambles to retain some power in Gauteng
Politics
/ 27 June 2024

EFF scrambles to retain some power in Gauteng

The Red Berets are trying to convince the ANC to keep their local government arrangements intact

By Mandisa Makgakga
Political stalemate as ANC and DA dispute delays eThekwini Metro mayoral election
Politics
/ 26 June 2024

Political stalemate as ANC and DA dispute delays eThekwini Metro mayoral election

ANC mayoral candidate Cyril Xaba has already replaced Mxolisi Kaunda as a councillor

By Paddy Harper
John Hlophe says MK party regards itself as new official opposition, aims to abolish private land ownership
Politics
/ 25 June 2024

John Hlophe says MK party regards itself as new official opposition, aims to abolish private land ownership

The former judge, who was impeached in relation to a bid to influence a case involving Jacob Zuma, said the party’s priority would be the nationalisation of land

By Emsie Ferreira
Msholozi, the informal settlement that is ready to fight for Zuma
Politics
/ 23 June 2024

Msholozi, the informal settlement that is ready to fight for Zuma

People in the Ekurhuleni area that is named after the MK party’s leader believe it will bring positive change

By Khaya Koko
KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli confident voters will not punish IFP over unity government participation
Politics
/ 21 June 2024

KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli confident voters will not punish IFP over unity government participation

Ntuli said the IFP tried to talk to the ‘chaotic’ uMkhonto we Sizwe party but was stood up

By Lunga Mzangwe
Reevaluating the EFF and MK: Authoritarian nationalism versus leftism
Thought Leader
/ 19 June 2024

Reevaluating the EFF and MK: Authoritarian nationalism versus leftism

The uMkhonto weSizwe party’s policies are on the extreme right while the confused Economic Freedom Fighters are best described as authoritarian populism

By Imraan Buccus
As the ANC loses its grip on power, its alliance members may be tempted to fill the gap they helped create
Columns
/ 18 June 2024

As the ANC loses its grip on power, its alliance members may be tempted to fill the gap they helped create

Building a leftist party to contest future elections will require exorcising existing organisations of their Stalinism — or creating something from a much smaller base

By Sarah Smit
KHAYA KOKO: Raymond Zondo, the ‘attention-seeking Barry White’
Columns
/ 17 June 2024

KHAYA KOKO: Raymond Zondo, the ‘attention-seeking Barry White’

The Chief Justice preaches about the ills of corruption, yet hasn’t named media houses and journalists who benefitted from the SSA’s Project Wave

By Khaya Koko
Has the discourse of progressive politics alienated the majority of South Africans?
Opinion
/ 13 June 2024

Has the discourse of progressive politics alienated the majority of South Africans?

The idea of unity has become brittle as inequality becomes more severe along race and class configurations

By Gugu Ndima
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