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EFF accepts Mbete apology

The Economic Freedom Fighters on Wednesday welcomed an apology to its leader Julius Malema by National Assembly Speaker and ANC chairwoman Baleka Mbete. “The EFF welcomes this apology as a step forward and hopes indeed that the unfortunate events of the 12 February 2015 will be reviewed with the same[…]

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MPs call for ruling on ‘insects’ statement

National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete should withdraw her description of Economic Freedom Fighters members as insects and irritants, EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi told MPs on Tuesday. “She really needs to withdraw her comments on irritants, on insects, and all the violence that she was calling for on honourable members,” he[…]

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EFF rejects chief whip’s meeting

The EFF refused to attend a meeting of Parliament’s chief whips’ forum on Monday, at which it was agreed that parties would “shun anarchy”. “All the parties agreed that what happened on Thursday was unfortunate and reflected negatively on all political parties, the institution and was an embarrassment to all[…]

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EFF suspends Mngxitama

Economic Freedom Fighters MPs Andile Mngxitama and Khanyisile Tshabalala have been suspended, the EFF said on Tuesday. “The central command team of the Economic Freedom Fighters has taken a decision to take disciplinary action against fighters Andile Mngxitama and Khanyisile Tshabalala,” national spokesman Mbuyiseni Quintin Ndlozi said in a statement.[…]

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EFF pics used for SONA practise

Security personnel who forcefully removed the EFF from Parliament on Thursday had used pictures of the party’s MPs to practice their tactics, City Press reported on Sunday. Pictures of Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema, his deputy Floyd Shivambu and MPs Godrich Gardee and Reneilwe Mashabela were used during practice[…]

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Mbete inciting violence: EFF

National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete is inciting violence against the EFF by describing them as thugs and party leader Julius Malema as a cockroach, it said on Sunday. “No amount of conspiracy theories, intimidation, usage of violence or threats of assassination will deter us from holding this corrupt ANC government[…]

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Malema to turn to courts

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) plans to take Parliament to court after chaos ensued inside the National Assembly on Thursday. EFF members, lead by Julius Malema, are hoping that should all evidence be put before a judiciary, proceedings at SONA 2015 will be declared unconstitutional. Seven EFF members of parliament[…]

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SONA 2015: An encouraging sign of democracy

OPINION by Shafiq Morton I stay in the city bowl area near to parliament. For the past 22 years I’ve witnessed the preparations for the State of the Nation address at close quarters. Each February it has always been a much-anticipated ceremony, a ceremony signalling the start of the parliamentary[…]

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ANC, EFF embarrassed parly: DA

The ANC and the EFF turned Parliament into a national embarrassment on Thursday, the DA said. “At a time when South Africa is in crisis, the constitutional role of Parliament has been severely undermined today, and the real issues that matter to South Africans have been forgotten,” DA Parliamentary leader[…]

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Parly should take strong action against EFF: Radebe

Parliament should take stern action against members of the Economic Freedom Fighters who disrupted President Jacob Zuma’s state-of-the-nation address, Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe said on Thursday night. “Such behaviour and conduct cannot and must not be tolerated and we urge Parliament to apply the rules and take stern[…]

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