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POLITICAL PROMISES: Ramaphosa, Malema and Buthelezi on the campaign trail
In the build-up to the local government elections set to take place on 1 November 2021, political parties are out in full force campaigning all over the country...
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Massive crowd turns up to EFF rally in North West
Party leader Julius Malema led the Economic Freedom Fighters campaign rally in the North West on 8 October 2021 ahead of the 2021 local government elections. #LGE2021 #EFF #Malema
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GALLERY: 'No violence. Let's vote the ANC out' - EFF's Malema on campaign trail
EFF leader Julius Malema addressed a massive crowd of supporters from the Madibeng Municipality in the North West on 8 October, encouraging them to head to the polls on 1 November in order to vote the ANC out of power.
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EFF vows to rid municipalities of improperly hired staff members
The EFF launched its manifesto for the upcoming local government elections at a rally in Johannesburg's Gandhi Square on Sunday.
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LIVE BLOG: This is the weapon that will take us to victory - Malema on EFF manifesto
The Economic Freedom Fighters is on Sunday launching its local government elections manifesto at Gandhi Square in Johannesburg.
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EFF welcomes renaming Brandfort to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Madikizela-Mandela was banished to Brandfort in 1977 by the apartheid regime.
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Did the police do the right thing at Nkandla?
Jacob Zuma was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment after the apex court found him guilty of contempt following repeated failed attempts to get him to return to testify at the commission of inquiry into state capture.
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EFF vows to resist tougher COVID-19 rules as they demand more vaccines
As the EFF marched to the offices of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority in Tshwane on 25 June 2021 to hand a memorandum to demand the allowance of alternative vaccines in the country, party leader Julius Malema encouraged members to continue their political work as normal even if President Ramaphosa announced harsher restrictions. #EFF #COVID19 #Marchtosavelives #Vaccines
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Flouting COVID regulations, EFF marchers gather outside SAHPRA’s PTA office
The march has been met with criticism as it called for people to gather during the third wave of the pandemic, at a time when health officials pleaded with everyone in Gauteng to only leave their homes when necessary.
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EFF members rally outside Uitsig High School as they wait for Malema
EFF members arrived at Uitsig High School as early as eight o ‘clock on Wednesday morning to prepare for the organisation’s 16 June commemoration.
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EFF’s Malema: Pan-African Parliament will be one of Africa’s most powerful bodies
EFF Leader Julius Malema said that the Pan-African Parliament needed capable leaders so that it became a legislative body. This comes after chaos during the recent sessions of the PAP ahead of its elections to vote for a new president.
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Ramaphosa going easy on Mkhize over Digital Vibes saga - Malema
EFF leader Julius Malema - during a media briefing on Thursday afternoon - said the EFF took exception to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize being placed on special leave following the Digital Vibes tender saga.
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FACT CHECK: Why the EFF is wrong to compare vaccines
After South Africa suspended the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the Economic Freedom Fighters urged “better” jab options. But as Africa Check explains, there really is no need to compare.
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EFF criticises govt for not imposing travel ban on India
The EFF says government should use the same approach it used earlier this year when it closed land borders to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
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‘Some judges are captured by politicians’ – EFF’s Floyd Shivambu
EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu opened a criminal case of corruption against Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan at the Hillbrow police station on 14 April 2021. This comes after Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng alleged that Gordhan attempted to influence the appointment of one of his friends as a judge. #EFF #FloydShivambu #PravinGordhan
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EFF's Floyd Shivambu's journalist assault trial moved to 2 June
Floyd Shivambu is charged with allegedly having assaulted Media24 multimedia journalist Adrian de Kock in the Parliamentary precinct in 2018 and was captured on camera.
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Malema: Postpone reopening of schools and local government elections
EFF leader Julius Malema has called for the postponement of the local government elections in light of the coronavirus pandemic, saying both national and local government elections should be held simultaneously in 2024 in order to prevent a super-spreader event. Malema also said schools should remain closed until it was safe in order to protect the lives of children and educators.
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Malema: Go for it Bobi Wine, fight for the people of Uganda
EFF leader Julius Malema offered some words of encouragement to Bobi Wine who is vying to be Uganda’s next president. Wine is going up against Yoweri Museveni, who has been president of Uganda since 1986. Malema was speaking at a press briefing on 14 January 2021
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EFF's Malema: The closing of SA’s land borders is an act of racism
EFF leader Julius Malema said that the EFF did not agree with the government's decision to close land borders in South Africa, saying it was a ‘narrow, quick fix solution'. On 11 January 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the closure of 20 land borders to help contain the spread of the coronavirus.
