Economic Freedom Fighters

EFF STATEMENT ON THE JULY 2026 FUEL PRICE ADJUSTMENTS Wednesday, 01 July 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the reduction in fuel prices that come into effect on 1 July 2026, which will see petrol and diesel prices decrease. The official adjustment sees 93 octane petrol decrease by R2.01 per litre, 95 octane petrol […]

EFF STATEMENT ON THE DEFAMATORY FALSEHOODS SPREAD BY ANC SECRETARY-GENERAL FIKILE MBALULA Thursday, 02 July 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes with serious concern the public remarks made by the Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC), Fikile Mbalula, in which he falsely alleges that the EFF participated in anti-immigrant vigilantism by going door-to-door […]

EFF STATEMENT ON THE PSC INVESTIGATION REPORT REGARDING GOVERNANCE FAILURES AT SITA Monday, 6 July 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) acknowledges the release of the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) investigation report regarding governance issues at the State Information Technology Agency (SITA). The EFF sees this report as a vital advancement in understanding the significant […]

EFF STATEMENT ON THE SPEAKER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY’S DECISION NOT TO OPPOSE PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S COURT APPLICATION TO HALT IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS Saturday, 20 June 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns the reckless, irrational, and irresponsible decision by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, not to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent application to […]

EFF STATEMENT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THEMBI MSANE AND SIXOLISE GCILISHE AS EFF ELECTIONS SPOKESPERSONS Monday, 22 June 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) announces the appointment of Commissar Thembi Msane and Fighter Sixolise Gcilishe as Elections Spokespersons, as we intensify preparations for forthcoming electoral engagements and strengthen our communications capacity in service of the […]

Tuesday, 23 June 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) welcomes the judgment of the Eastern Cape High Court dismissing the ill advised application brought by Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane against the President and Commander-in-Chief of the EFF, Julius Malema. Earlier this year Premier Oscar Mabuyane, in an evident moment of panic, approached the court […]

EFF STATEMENT ON THE IDC INTERVENTION IN TONGAAT HULETT AND THE FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S SUGAR INDUSTRY Tuesday, 23 June 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes and welcomes the intervention by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) in Tongaat Hulett, which has created an opportunity to preserve one of South Africa’s most strategic agricultural and […]

Tuesday, 23 June 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes with serious concern the announcement by Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia that the South African Police Service (SAPS) will spend more than R600 million on security deployments ahead of the planned protests scheduled for 30 June 2026. According to the Minister, the operation will […]

EFF CONDEMNS THE DISGRACEFUL TREATMENT OF AFRICAN REFEREE AT 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP Tuesday, 9 June 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the decision by the United States government to deny entry to Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, despite his official appointment by FIFA as one of the match […]

EFF STATEMENT MOURNING THE PASSING OF SOUTH AFRICA’S JAZZ MAESTRO ABDULLAH IBRAHIM Monday, 15 June 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) joins the people of South Africa and the global jazz community in mourning the passing of the legendary pianist, composer, and cultural ambassador, Professor Abdullah Ibrahim. At the age of 91, South Africa has […]

Sunday, 24 May 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) rejects the misleading narrative being advanced that the ANC’s failure to appoint members to the Section 89 Impeachment Committee is the result of internal disagreements between Fikile Mbalula and ANC Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli. This narrative is not only dishonest but appears to be a deliberate […]

Tuesday, 19 May 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) welcomes the constructive and principled response by the National Assembly House Chair of Chairs, Hon. Cedric Thomas Frolick, following the EFF’s urgent intervention regarding the unprocedural cancellation of a scheduled meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, which was supposed to hold the Minister of […]

Tuesday, 19 May 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns, in the strongest terms, the unprocedural and deeply irregular cancellation of a formally scheduled meeting of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, which was scheduled for the 19 of May 2026. th This development represents not merely an administrative postponement, but a direct assault on […]

Sunday, 17 May 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns the politically motivated court action by the Helen Suzman Foundation seeking to remove the President of the EFF and Commander-in-Chief, Julius Malema, from participation in the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). According to court papers filed in the Western Cape High Court, the Helen Suzman Foundation […]

Thursday, 14 May 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) rejects the continued enslavement of South Africa through endless foreign policy loans, following the announcement that the Government of South Africa has secured a new US$150 million development policy loan from the OPEC Fund for International Development. This loan, which is linked to so-called “structural reforms” […]

Wednesday, 13 May 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) extends its deepest condolences, solidarity and revolutionary support to all families, workers, and communities affected by the devastating storms, destructive winds, flooding and infrastructure failures that continue to cripple George and the broader Garden Route region. The EFF notes with serious concern the widespread destruction caused […]

Wednesday, 13 May 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) expresses outrage and disgust following the debarment and multi-million-rand fines imposed on the top executives of the SA Army Foundation, for systematically looting the financial security of over 40,000 brave members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and their families. This is not merely […]

Tuesday, 12 May 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) welcomes the ruling of the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria, which has correctly recognised the urgency and seriousness of the defamatory and malicious statements made by Ngizwe Mchunu against the President and Commander-in-Chief of the EFF, Julius Malema. The court has ruled that […]

Tuesday, 12 May 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the catastrophic unemployment statistics released by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) today, which once again confirm that South Africa is descending deeper into poverty, hunger, hopelessness, and economic collapse. The official unemployment rate has now risen sharply to 32.7%, up from 31.4% in the previous quarter, […]

Monday, 11 May 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s official decision to proceed with a judicial review application against the Section 89 Independent Panel Report chaired by former Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo. His decision affirms precisely what the EFF has consistently maintained that Cyril Ramaphosa will exhaust every political and legal […]

Monday, 11 May 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has taken note of reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa is considering a judicial review of the Section 89 Independent Panel Report chaired by former Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo. These reports reveal a desperate litigation strategy, which comes immediately after the Constitutional Court correctly ruled that Parliament […]