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Malema won’t apologise: EFF

EFF leader Julius Malema will not apologise for shoving and allegedly swearing at a man in a Limpopo fast-food outlet, the EFF said on Thursday. “The commander-in-chief will never apologise and the EFF stands firmly with him,” party spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said. “Black dignity has long been degraded by centuries[…]

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EFF disciplinary process returns

The disciplinary procedure against Julius Malema and 19 other EFF MPs is expected to continue in Parliament on Wednesday. Malema led the Economic Freedom Fighter’s MPs out of their disciplinary hearing on Tuesday, leaving it to proceed in their absence. He told the powers and privileges committee: “Whatever the outcome[…]

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EFF rejects charges, withdraws from hearings

Julius Malema on Tuesday led EFF MPs out of their disciplinary hearing in Parliament, leaving it to proceed in their absence with charges arising from their protest about the Nkandla controversy. After a messy start to proceedings, Malema told the powers and privileges committee: “Whatever the outcome of this process,[…]

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Parly probes EFF disruption

Parliament’s Powers and Privileges Committee will commence on Tuesday with disciplinary proceedings against 20 EFF members, including leader Julius Malema, who heckled President Jacob Zuma in the National Assembly. The committee is tasked with probing the actions of Malema and his fellow MPs and whether this constituted contempt of the[…]

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EFF denied order to halt disciplinary hearing

The Western Cape High Court on Monday denied the Economic Freedom Fighters an urgent interdict to halt disciplinary proceedings by Parliament against 20 MPs who last month heckled President Jacob Zuma in the legislature. The ruling came after the EFF’s legal counsel conceded that he was hard-pressed to prove the[…]

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EFF files urgent interdict against charges

The EFF on Monday filed an application with the Western Cape High Court for an urgent interdict to halt Parliament’s disciplinary charges against 20 of its MPs. “We filed this morning. We are now waiting for a hearing date,” Economic Freedom Fighters spokesman Mbyuseni Ndlozi said. The application was filed[…]

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EFF undermining Parliament: ANC

The Economic Freedom Fighters were committed to undermining Parliament through chaotic conduct, the ANC said on Wednesday. “The African National Congress once more expresses its concern about the conduct of EFF Members of Parliament in the National Assembly today,” national spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said in a statement. “Their refusal to[…]

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Malema calls for land expropriation

South Africa will descend into anarchy unless there is progressive, peaceful land expropriation without compensation, Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema said on Thursday. “Your land is your identity, if you don’t have land you are nothing,” he told the Cape Town Press Club. Malema said land transfer was therefore[…]

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EFF objections halt National Assembly

Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema and his fellow EFF MPs on Wednesday made good on a threat to block all motions in the National Assembly, effectively halting the business of the House. The party blocked all motions from being read out in the House in an apparent tit-for-tat response[…]

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Tlakula was a threat to democracy: EFF

The EFF on Tuesday welcomed IEC chairwoman Pansy Tlakula’s resignation and said her departure was in the interests of democracy. “The Economic Freedom Fighters welcomes the resignation of the chairperson of IEC, Pansy Tlakula, following her involvement in maladministration at the Electoral Commission (IEC),” spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said in a[…]

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