Julius Sello Malema is a South African politician. He is the founder and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF),a populist far-left political party known for the red berets and military-style outfits worn by its members. Before the foundation of EFF,he served as president of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) from 2008 until his expulsion from the party in 2012.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a South African communist and black nationalist political party. It was founded by expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema,and his allies,on 26 July 2013. Malema is president of the EFF,heading the Central Command Team,which serves as the central structure of the party. It is currently the fourth-largest party in the National Assembly.
The Patriotic Alliance (PA) is a far-right political party in South Africa,formed in November 2013 by,among others,businessmen and convicted criminals Gayton McKenzie and Kenny Kunene. Since 2024,it is a part of the current South African government of national unity together with the African National Congress (ANC),the Democratic Alliance and other parties.
Black First Land First (BLF) is a political movement and political party in South Africa. It was founded in 2015 by Andile Mngxitama following his expulsion from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF),led by Julius Malema.
Mbuyiseni Quintin Ndlozi MP is a South African politician and political activist. He has been a Member of the National Assembly,representing the Economic Freedom Fighters,since 2014. He also served as the first official spokesperson for the party until his resignation in 2020. He was replaced as party spokesperson by fellow member of the Economic Freedom Fighters,youth activist Vuyani Pambo.
Pinky Sharon Kekana is a South African politician from Limpopo who is currently the Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration. A member of the African National Congress (ANC),she has served in the National Assembly of South Africa since May 2014 and in the national executive since February 2018.
VBS Mutual Bank was a South African mutual bank. In 2018 it was declared insolvent and bankrupt and placed under curatorship,with South African citizens and taxpayers defrauded out of roughly R2 billion.
Daluxolo Christopher Mpofu is a South African lawyer,politician,and former businessman who was the National Chairperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) from 2014 to 2019. He served on the Judicial Service Commission from 2017 to 2022 and formerly served as chief executive officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation from 2005 to 2009.
"Dubul' ibhunu",translated as shoot the Boer,as kill the Boer or as kill the farmer,is a controversial anti-apartheid South African song. It is sung in Xhosa or Zulu. The song originates in the struggle against apartheid when it was first sung to protest the Afrikaner-dominated apartheid government of South Africa.
The 2021 South African Municipal Elections were held on 1 November 2021,to elect councils for all district,metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. Being the 6th municipal election held in South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994. These held - since then -every five years. The previous municipal elections were held in 2016. On 21 April 2021,President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the elections to be held on Wednesday,27 October 2021. It had been recommend by Dikgang Moseneke to delay the municipal elections until 2022. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) requested the Constitutional Court to support the date postponement. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supported the date postponement while the Democratic Alliance (DA) was against the postponement of the date. The Constitutional Court dismissed the application to postpone the date until 2022,ruling that they had to take place between 27 October and 1 November. On 9 September 2021,the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs,Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced that the elections would be held on 1 November.
Mzwandile Collen Masina is a South African politician from Gauteng who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly since June 2024. He is the chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Trade,Industry and Competition. He was formerly the Mayor of Ekurhuleni from 2016 to 2021 and the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry from 2014 to 2016.
Marshall Mzingisi Dlamini is a South African businessman and politician who was elected the secretary-general of the Economic Freedom Fighters in December 2019. He has been a member of the National Assembly since April 2015. Dlamini has been an EFF member since its inception in July 2013.
Jacob Boy Mamabolo is a South African politician from Limpopo who served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa. He was elected to Parliament at the 2019 general election and left parliament at the 2024 general election. Mamabolo is a member of the African National Congress.
Nokulunga Primrose Sonti is a South African politician from the North West who served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the Economic Freedom Fighters from May 2014 until May 2024. Sonti was previously a member of the African National Congress.
John Andile Mngxitama is a South African politician serving as a member of Parliament for newly formed UMkhonto WeSizwe Party in the 7th Parliament. Previously he served as the president of the Black First Land First party from October 2015 until November 2023. Moreover,he was a member of the Economic Freedom Fighters,he served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the party from May 2014 until his expulsion in April 2015.
Thembinkosi Rawula is a South African politician. He was a senior member of the Economic Freedom Fighters and a Member of Parliament for the party until he resigned in April 2019 after accusing party leaders of financial mismanagement.
Vuyokazi Ketabahle was a South African politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the Economic Freedom Fighters party from January 2015 until August 2018 when she resigned from the party.
Siboniso Armstrong Duma is a South African politician who is the provincial chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal. He is also Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Transport and Human Settlements in the KwaZulu-Natal government.
Michael Collen Sedibe is a South African politician who is currently a Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature and the provincial leader of the legislature's official opposition party,the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). He joined the EFF in 2013 after he was expelled from the African National Congress and he was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 2014 general election. In September 2022,he was elected to a third term as the EFF's Provincial Chairperson in Mpumalanga.
Danny Msiza is a South African politician and businessman who served as Provincial Treasurer of the African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo between 2015 and 2022. Msiza,a long-standing ANC member and prominent community leader,is actively campaigning for the party for the upcoming 2024 general elections.
