Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za

19 November 2024

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The EFF has barred its popular member of parliament and former spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi from attending its 4-day elective conference set to take place in Nasrec in December, as well as barring him from attending all political activities including those in parliament.

Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast, political analyst, indicates the relationship between Ndlozi and EFF leader Julius Malema seems to have broken down after another of the party’s members, Floyd Shivambu, “jumped ship”. Subsequently, when Dali Mpofu left the party, Malema stated that “there are also two more who are on their way out”, a clear reference to Ndlozi. The last report released on the weekend preventing Ndlozi from attending the war council seems to be “the straw that broke the camel’s back” and it is now public knowledge that “all is not well within the EFF”.

The application of democratic development within the EFF has been misused due to elitism and the suppression of a democracy. Malema seems to have gravitated towards Godrich Gardee, which is an “antithesis of democracy” for a party that claims to be democratic at its core.

Although popular within the ranks and files of the party, Ndlozi was prevented from attending several meetings to prevent him from attending the upcoming elections. Another reason for him being singled out is that he might have voted against the will of the leadership of the EFF. Despite “constructive dismissal” where the workplace is being made unbearable for him, Ndlozi is holding on. His qualifications, amongst them a PhD, make it easy for Ndlozi to start a career outside of politics, and there are even rumours that he may join Floyd Shivambu, who is “like a brother” to him and not just a mere comrade.

What is happening in the imploding EFF is a “dictatorship of the elite”. Not all is well in the party as members with a national standing walk away one after the other to join other parties. “Denialism” is the main problem as they continue to embed themselves in other socialist parties, says Dr Breakfast, a “self-fulfilling prophecy” by their leader, Julius Malema.

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