Julius Malema

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the fraudulent and duplicitous conduct of the ANC-led Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality regarding the proposed disposal and long-term leasing of municipal land and public assets. On the one hand, the Municipality published an official Public Notice listing fourteen properties for alienation, disposal, or long-term leasing. […]

ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS STATEMENT ON THE SECOND EXTENSION OF THE MADLANGA COMMISSION OF INQUIRY Thursday, 09 July 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa to extend, for a second time, the lifespan of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corrutption in the Criminal Justice System, […]

EFF STATEMENT ON MTN AND VODACOM’S COURT CHALLENGE AGAINST DATA ROLLOVER REGULATIONS Monday, 27 July 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns the decision by MTN and Vodacom to approach the courts in an attempt to undermine regulations introduced by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to protect consumers from the unjust expiry […]

EFF PRESS STATEMENT FOLLOWING 13TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS AND MANIFESTO LAUNCH IN THOHOYANDOU, LIMPOPO Thursday, 30 July 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) takes this opportunity to reflect on the highly successful celebration of the organisation’s 13th anniversary and the launch of the 2026 Local Government Elections Manifesto at Thohoyandou Stadium in Limpopo on the 25th […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) calls on all South Africans to submit comments on the draft Electoral Matters Amendment Bill, introduced in Parliament by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the EFF, Julius Sello Malema. The Bill seeks to introduce Automatic Voter Registration (AVR), ensuring that young people are automatically captured in the voters’ roll from […]

Thursday, 25 June 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), assisted representatives of the West Coast Fishing Community to submit an urgent petition to the National Assembly of South Africa, demanding immediate intervention to protect the rights of fishing and canning workers on the West Coast. The petition, submitted on behalf of workers and community members […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes with grave concern the decision taken by the National Treasury to withhold monies appropriated by Parliament to municipalities in the form of equitable shares, announced on 7 July 2026. The National Treasury will withhold equitable share transfers to 70 municipalities, including the City of Johannesburg, Mangaung, Madibeng, Nkomazi, Buffalo […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) joins the growing international calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a Palestinian paediatrician, human rights defender and former Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, who has been unlawfully detained by Israel since 27 December 2024. Dr. Abu Safiya was abducted by Israeli […]

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 […]