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Parly not rubber stamp for corruption: EFF

Parliament is being used to condone corruption, the EFF said on Thursday. “We warn the Speaker and the presidency that Parliament is not a rubber stamp for their corrupt and immoral practices,” the Economic Freedom Fighters said in a statement. “Corruption is institutionalised from the top and Parliament is used[…]

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Malema returning to ANC laughable: EFF

The EFF on Tuesday rejected as “laughable” a media report that its leader Julius Malema would return to the ANC. “We wish to categorically state that this information is not true,” Economic Freedom Fighters’ spokesman Lehlohonolo Fana Mokoena said in a statement. “The CiC [Commander in Chief] has already responded[…]

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EFF can’t confirm ultimatum by member

The EFF on Friday could not confirm a report that one of its members had given the party an ultimatum to declare its elective conference null and void as it was “undemocratic”. “I don’t know anything about this matter,” Economic Freedom Fighters acting spokesman Fana Mokoena said. “I don’t know[…]

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ANC to blame for rolling blackouts: EFF

The ANC and not apartheid is to blame for South Africa’s energy problems, the EFF said on Tuesday. “The ANC is shifting responsibility again. It shows that from the beginning, the ANC was not ready [to govern],” Economic Freedom Fighters’ deputy president Floyd Shivambu told reporters in Johannesburg. He was[…]

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Mbete urges EFF to behave during SONA

Speaker Baleka Mbete on Tuesday urged Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema to desist from using President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address next month to demand that he answers questions on the Nkandla controversy. Mbete wrote to Malema in response to a letter in which he threatened to[…]

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Zuma must talk, or else: EFF

EFF leader Julius Malema has warned that his party will disrupt President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address, if the leader does not appear before Parliament for a question and answer session, the City Press reported on Sunday. Malema sent a two-page letter to Parliamentary Speaker Baleka Mbete requesting[…]

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Malema gets married: Reports

EFF leader Julius Malema has married his long-time girlfriend Mantwa Matlala in a private ceremony under heavy security in his hometown Seshego, Polokwane in Limpopo, according to reports on Sunday. Sunday Times reported that the traditional ceremony on Saturday was policed by more than 20 security guards in black suits[…]

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EFF welcomes court’s lifting of sanctions

The EFF on Tuesday welcomed the Western Cape High Court’s interim order lifting the sanctions against 20 suspended EFF MPs. “The Economic Freedom Fighters welcomes the Western Cape High Court ruling that the sanctions of the Powers and Privileges Committee as approved by parliament be set aside,” said spokesman Mbuyiseni[…]

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Parly accepts EFF court ruling

Parliament on Tuesday said it would comply with the Western Cape High Court’s interim order lifting the sanctions against 20 suspended EFF MPs. “Parliament notes the judgment… delivered today, which, as an interim measure, requires Parliament to pay, with immediate effect, the salaries and allowances to 20 Economic Freedom Fighters[…]

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Ruling on EFF sanctions expected

The Western Cape High Court is expected to deliver judgment on Tuesday on the EFF’s quest for an urgent interdict against sanctions implemented by Parliament against 20 of its MPs. The matter came before the court on Friday, but was adjourned after Judge Dennis Davis had heard arguments from Dumisa[…]

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