Friday, 13 March 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) reiterates its unwavering solidarity with the people of Cuba and supports the growing international call for the immediate and unconditional end to the decades-long economic blockade imposed by the United States. The recent boast by Donald Trump regarding the tightening and continuation of the embargo is […]

Wednesday, 11 March 2026   The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the decision by the Department of Home Affairs to roll out new identity document services through selected commercial banks under what it calls “Home Affairs @Home.” While the department claims this initiative will reduce queues and improve efficiency, the EFF warns that this programme […]

Sunday, 08 March 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is concerned by the questionable conduct of the Auditor-General of South Africa, who is failing to release information about municipalities that are looting state money through water tankering. We wrote to the AGSA on 24 February 2026 to request a list of the 55 municipalities that […]

Thursday, 05 March 2026   The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) expresses its concern regarding the decision by new MultiChoice owners Canal+ to discontinue popular South African digital streaming platform Showmax. This decision will likely cause irreparable harm to consumers, creatives and entertainers, and is a step-backwards in an industry which faces chronic underfunding and neglect. […]

Thursday, 05 March 2026   The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns the 70% to 92% salary increase for the Secretary to Parliament, Mr Xolile George, which bypassed critical recruitment protocols, misleading the National Assembly.   In June 2022, Parliament approved Mr Xolile George’s appointment as Secretary to Parliament, based on an advertised salary of R2.6 […]

Thursday, 05 March 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is concerned by the announcement by the National Consumer Commission (NCC) to recall twenty-five thousand VW Polo Vehicles sold in South Africa between February 2025 and February 2026, citing a technical fault in the braking system. A mass recall of this scale means that thousands of […]

Wednesday, 4 March 2026   The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) rejects with contempt the hysterical and entitled posture adopted by the Democratic Alliance (DA) following the sitting of the Committee on the Presidency.   At the meeting convened to elect a Chairperson of the Committee on the Presidency, three candidates were nominated: Doris Mpapane (ANC), […]

Wednesday, 4 March 2026.   The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes, with immense grief, the passing of Mosioua “Terror” Lekota, a long-serving public representative and political figure in democratic South Africa.   Born on 13 August 1948 in Kroonstad in the Free State, Lekota became politically active as a student and was drawn into the […]

Monday, 02 March 2026   The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) confirms that, today, it held a constructive bilateral meeting today with the South African Communist Party (SACP) as part of a deliberate process to re-establish relations and consolidate left forces in South Africa.   The SACP delegation was led by its General Secretary, Solly Mapaila, […]

Monday, 02 March 2026   The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the confirmation that the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure used a taxpayer-funded “working visit” to Brazil to take his romantic partner along — at a total reported cost of R350,000.   At a time when schools are collapsing, clinics are crumbling, police stations […]