Julius Malema

Friday, 13 June 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns the unlawful eviction of our permanent representatives, Honourable Carl Niehaus and Honourable Virgill Gericke, from the Joint Standing Committee on Defence meeting on June 13, 2025, by cochairperson Honourable Phala (ANC). This act, a flagrant violation of parliamentary rules, democratic principles, and transparency, seeks to […]

Friday, 13 June 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns the violent, provocative, and imperialist airstrike launched by the apartheid state of Israel on the sovereign territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This reckless assault has resulted in the deaths of civilians, military officials, and scientists, and marks yet another attempt by Israel to […]

Friday, 13 June 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) strongly rejects the outrageous and wasteful plan to spend at least R700 million on a so-called “National Dialogue” while our people are subjected to a brutal cost-of-living crisis, rising unemployment, and collapsing public services.   The preparatory committee for this dialogue, dubbed the National Dialogue Preparatory […]

Tuesday, 17 June 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is saddened by the tragic passing of 12 people who lost their lives in a devastating accident along the R34 near Vryheid. The EFF has confirmed that the transportation was taking members home from our June 16 Rally in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal.   The EFF sends it […]

Tuesday, 17 June 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) marks 33 years since the Boipatong massacre, one of the darkest and bloodiest acts of political violence in our country’s history.   On the night of 17 June 1992, a group of approximately 300 men, armed with weapons, left the KwaMadala Hostel in Sebokeng and descended […]

Thursday, 12 June 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) welcomes the bold and clear response by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) to reject the baseless and senseless claims made by the CEO of Capitec, Gerrie Fourie, that South Africa’s unemployment rate is only 10%. This misleading statement is not just wrong—it is part of a […]

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 […]