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Tuesday, 3 June 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures released by Statistics South Africa today. According to the official data, the South African economy grew by a meagre 0.1% in the first quarter of 2025. This marginal growth is a clear demonstration that the current coalition […]

Thursday, 29 May 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) joins the people of Kenya, the African continent, and the global literary community in mourning the passing of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, a titan of African literature, and a fierce proponent of decolonisation who devoted his life to imagining a truly liberated Africa.   Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o […]

Friday, 30 May 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) welcomes the significant progress made in tracking and apprehending those responsible for the brutal kidnapping and murder of 29-year-old Wits postgraduate student, Olorato Mongale.   Olorato’s life was cut short in a senseless and horrific act of gender-based violence, a plague that continues to haunt the […]

Friday, 30 May 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) proposals aimed at amending the Prevention of Illegal Eviction (PIE) Act, which are clearly an attempt to introduce apartheid era legislative provisions back into democratic South Africa. These proposals were introduced by the DA through a Private Members Bill in Parliament […]

Monday, 2 June 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) extends its condolences to the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), the family, friends, and comrades of the late Member of Parliament, Khethamabala Petros Sithole, who tragically lost his life in what is believed to be an assassination in Katlehong, Gauteng. We are deeply disturbed by the violent […]

Monday, 2 June 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) welcomes the decision by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to proceed with disciplinary proceedings against Dr. Wouter Basson, infamously known as “Dr. Death” due to his egregious involvement in chemical and biological warfare programs under the apartheid regime. This development follows a response […]

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has taken note of the press briefing held jointly by the President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa and the President of the United States of America (USA) Donald Trump. The meeting, which came under the pretext of discussing diplomatic, trade and economic relations, ended up being […]

Friday, 23 May 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the release of the fourth quarter crime statistics by the Ministry of Police, covering the period from January to March 2025. These statistics, while showing some isolated improvements, confirm the harsh truth that crime in South Africa remains a national crisis.   It is unfortunate […]

Friday, 23 May 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) rejects, outrightly, the so-called policy direction issued today by Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, which gazettes a backdoor for foreign multinationals like Elon Musk’s Starlink to bypass South Africa’s Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) laws under the guise of “Equity Equivalent Investment […]

Monday, 26 May 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) expresses its deep anger at the tragic killing of three young Black learners in Dalton, KwaZulu-Natal, by a white farmer who allegedly ran them over with his vehicle. Not only is this a criminal act but it is also a true reflection of the deep-rooted, racist […]

Tuesday, 27 May 2025   The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the withdrawal, by the Portfolio Committee on Transport, of the agenda item on the repeal of the South African Airways (SAA) Bill on the basis that the SAA-Takatso deal has been terminated. While we commend the cancellation of the tainted deal and subsequent withdrawal […]

Tuesday, 27 May 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) extends its condolences to the family, friends, colleagues, and fans of Presley Chweneyagae, on his untimely passing.  At just 40 years of age, Chweneyagae departs this life having left a significant mark on the South African cultural and creative landscape.   Born in Mahikeng, Presley Chweneyagae’s […]

Tuesday, 27 May 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is pleased with proceedings of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies meeting, wherein majority of political parties expressed their displeasure and rejection of the attempted work around of the Electronic Communications Act and the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act by Minister Solly Malatsi, […]

Wednesday, 28 May 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns the corrupt conduct of Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, in awarding the Sizekhaya Holdings, whose main shareholder is Goldrush Consortium, the licence to operate South Africa’s National Lottery. This appointment, made despite explicit warnings of conflicts of interest, political exposure, and backdoor […]

Wednesday, 28 May 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns, in the strongest terms, the Road Accident Fund (RAF) Board placing their Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Collins Letsoalo, on special leave.  According to the Board, this is a “precautionary” measure pending the investigation of allegations of corruption, and yet the circumstances show that this is […]