The ANC’s attempt to censure the EFF MPs who chanted "pay back the money" was pushed back by a united front from the opposition parties in Parliament.
By ignoring historical context in Parliament the ANC has blurred the line between rule and practice.
A former Gauteng EFF leader admitted to being backed by an unknown source in his battle against Julius Malema.
No Facebook: The EFF’s first test of internal democracy is falling apart over arbitrary ‘disqualifications’ and the policy of democratic centralism.
Cyril Ramaphosa traded the salaries of errant EFF MPs for a promise by opposition parties that they will respect Parliament’s rules in future.
Despite being "traumatised" after being forcibly removed from Parliament, EFF MP Reneilwe Mashabela says nothing will keep her away from Parliament.
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/ 5 November 2014
A parliamentary committee has found EFF members who chanted "pay back the money" at Jacob Zuma guilty, but some MPs disagree with the verdict.
The EFF’s chief whip has apologised "unconditionally" for flipping the bird at Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament.
The EFF "deliberately and intentionally refused to comply with the speaker’s instructions" in Parliament, the Powers and Privileges Committee heard.
More witnesses are expected to give evidence to the parliamentary inquiry investigating 20 EFF MPs after opposition parties threatened to withdraw.
Sources said that the opposition – the EFF, DA, UDM and IFP – are planning to withdraw due to unhappiness over the ‘procedurally incorrect’ process.
The EFF has responded angrily to three of its members being temporarily detained by immigration officials in Namibia while en route to an NEFF rally.
The EFF has won SRC elections at Limpopo’s Turfloop campus, beating the ANC-led Progressive Youth Alliance by an overwhelming majority.
A group of disgruntled EFF members have formed a new party, calling themselves the New Economic Freedom Front.
Julius Malema and other EFF MPs walked out of a disciplinary hearing about the "pay back the money" debacle, saying it was contaminated by the ANC.
The EFF’s parliamentary disciplinary hearing began with the firebrand party making life difficult for the committee members questioning its MPs.
The NPA denies it interfered in Julius Malema’s corruption case, saying its decision to prosecute Malema was based on credible evidence.
The EFF is a product of the ruling party’s struggle to balance capitalist interests with ideology.
EFF leader Julius Malema and Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula had it out on Twitter on Tuesday. Here’s a blow-by-blow account.
Parliament is there to serve the electorate and the fiscus, not to shield leaders like Jacob Zuma from tough questions – crude or not.
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/ 23 September 2014
Parliament’s powers and privileges committee has charged 20 EFF MPs for refusing to leave the National Assembly chamber when ordered to do so.
Parliament must crack the whip against the rabble-rousing EFF, whose antics have disrupted proceedings on a couple of occasions, says Gwede Mantashe.
The two EFF leaders have been thrown out of Parliament for a second time after calling Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa a murderer.
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/ 11 September 2014
Elements of judgments in Sanral and ‘spy tapes’ cases do not accord with principle of open justice.
Julius Malema and his fellow MPs made good on their threat to block all motions in the House on Wednesday, causing proceedings to be suspended.
Baleka Mbete said she is aware of her responsibility to impartiality, despite controversy around handling of the recent EFF fracas in Parliament.
EFF leader Julius Malema warned National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete that if she does not withdraw her suspension notice, the EFF will go to court.
Parliament’s speaker insists that asking EFF members to leave was necessary and not born out of conflicted loyalties.
While evading questions about what measures might be taken against the EFF, the defence minister has accused the party of undermining Parliament.
In the face of security clusters and being told to sit down and shut up, Julius Malema and the EFF ask, “For what?”
After an uproar in Parliament, sparked by EFF members chanting "pay back the money", questions have been raised about the house’s security.
Baleka Mbete suspended Parliament after EFF members started banging on their hard hats shouting "we want the money" and "Nkandla must be paid".