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The six MPs also have to apologise to the entire country and also have a month’s salary docked after they were found guilty of 'gross disorderly conduct' by a disciplinary hearing.
The powers and privileges committee conducting the disciplinary continued the hearings on Tuesday, despite the EFF's absence after abandoning proceedings on Monday.
The EFF MPs have been charged with contempt of Parliament after storming the stage during SONA in February and threatening President Cyril Ramaphosa.
EFF leader Julius Malema, who’s included in the matter, stormed out the hearings on Monday. The red berets called for a postponement of the hearings to 2024 and for a retired judge to be part of the process.
Parliament has charged Julius Malema and five other EFF MPs for storming the stage and disrupting President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech in February. The disciplinary hearings continued on Monday, with Malema and the EFF's defence also calling for a postponement of the hearings.
The EFF in Parliament has called for all ties with Israel to be severed until it complies with international law amid the ongoing conflict with Palestine, with DIRCO saying both countries must be investigated for war crimes.
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has called for government to end all diplomatic ties with Israel until the rights of Palestinian people are recognised in accordance with international law.
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema kicked off debate in a virtual mini-plenary sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday afternoon, saying that to maintain diplomatic ties with Israel was offensive to the South African Constitution.
EFF leader, Julius Malema, accused the Electoral Commission (IEC) of prioritising SADTU members when it comes to the hiring of election officials.
This week, EFF leader Julius Malema, said it was policy of the IEC to ensure most of the election officers are SADTU members.
The EFF leader called on his North West caucus to submit a motion of no confidence against the province's premier following his six-month sick leave after undergoing orthopaedic surgery in June.
Gauteng’s Department of Health insists its agreement is based on a finalised and vetted list on the Limpopo Department of Health’s database.
Speaking at a Ground Forces Forum event in Mbombela on Saturday, Malema said EFF members should carry themselves as a government in waiting.
The leader of the red berets said he was unbothered by comments made by some ANC members calling for the governing party to end its working relationship with the EFF.
Malema on Sunday dismissed claims from some political parties speculating that Ekurhuleni is on the brink of financial collapse, saying the city’s books only achieved stability through the EFF.
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema addresses the party's Gauteng Provincial Ground Forces Forum on 05 November 2023.
The leader of the red berets instructions to party members as they canvas for support ahead of the 2024 general elections include to exercise political tolerance, run a clean campaign, and avert displays of opulence entirely.
