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EFF no-return policy tested after former MK Party campaigner elected in Nongoma

A former MK campaigner’s election to the EFF’s Nongoma leadership has triggered internal anger and renewed questions about party discipline in KwaZulu-Natal

  • Sandile Motha
3 min read
Returning: Floyd Shivambu formed Mayibuye iAfrika after being fired as secretary general of Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto we Sizwe party.
2026 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Floyd Shivambu’s Mayibuye iAfrika gains momentum as MK leaders defect

The new political movement is aiming to challenge established parties in KwaZulu-Natal in next year’s local government elections

  • Mandisa Makgakga
5 min read
EFF leader Julius Malema. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
DALI MPOFU

Malema says Mpofu proposed disbanding EFF to merge with MK party

During an in-house podcast interview, the Economic Freedom Fighters leader said he had been surprised by the suggestion

  • Mandisa Makgakga
5 min read
Red rag: Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema uses the chant to mask that the party has no coherent vision for undoing injustice, (File photo)
ANC INFLUENCE

Malema unmoved by Mpofu’s defection to MK party, anticipates more exits 

The long-time legal representative for Jacob Zuma said his decision came after ‘a lot of soul searching’

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read