EFF WELCOMES HPCSA DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST DR. WOUTER BASSON, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION

Monday, 2 June 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) welcomes the decision by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to proceed with disciplinary proceedings against Dr. Wouter Basson, infamously known as “Dr. Death” due to his egregious involvement in chemical and biological warfare programs under the apartheid regime. This development follows a response […]

EFF STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF IFP MP KHETHAMABALA PETROS SITHOLE

Monday, 2 June 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) extends its condolences to the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), the family, friends, and comrades of the late Member of Parliament, Khethamabala Petros Sithole, who tragically lost his life in what is believed to be an assassination in Katlehong, Gauteng. We are deeply disturbed by the violent […]

EFF STATEMENT ON THE DA’S RACIST ATTEMPT TO AMEND PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL EVICTION FROM UNLAWFUL OCCUPATION OF LAND ACT TO CRIMINALISE BLACK PEOPLE

Friday, 30 May 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) proposals aimed at amending the Prevention of Illegal Eviction (PIE) Act, which are clearly an attempt to introduce apartheid era legislative provisions back into democratic South Africa. These proposals were introduced by the DA through a Private Members Bill in Parliament […]

EFF WELCOMES DEVELOPMENTS IN OLORATO MONGALE MURDER CASE

Friday, 30 May 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) welcomes the significant progress made in tracking and apprehending those responsible for the brutal kidnapping and murder of 29-year-old Wits postgraduate student, Olorato Mongale.   Olorato’s life was cut short in a senseless and horrific act of gender-based violence, a plague that continues to haunt the […]

EFF MOURNS THE PASSING OF KENYAN WRITER NGŨGĨ WA THIONG’O

Thursday, 29 May 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) joins the people of Kenya, the African continent, and the global literary community in mourning the passing of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, a titan of African literature, and a fierce proponent of decolonisation who devoted his life to imagining a truly liberated Africa.   Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o […]

EFF STATEMENT ON THE URGENT COURT APPLICATION TO STOP ILLEGAL FUEL LEVY INCREASE

Thursday, 29 May 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has today filed an urgent application in the Western Cape High Court to interdict the Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana from increasing the fuel levy by 16 cents per litre on petrol and 15 cents per litre on diesel, as announced in the 2025 Budget Speech […]

EFF STATEMENT ON THE PERSECUTION AND ILLEGAL SUSPENSION OF RAF CEO MR COLLINS LETSOALO

Wednesday, 28 May 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns, in the strongest terms, the Road Accident Fund (RAF) Board placing their Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Collins Letsoalo, on special leave.  According to the Board, this is a “precautionary” measure pending the investigation of allegations of corruption, and yet the circumstances show that this is […]

EFF STATEMENT ON MINISTER TAU’S CORRUPT LOTTERY LICENCE DECISION

Wednesday, 28 May 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns the corrupt conduct of Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, in awarding the Sizekhaya Holdings, whose main shareholder is Goldrush Consortium, the licence to operate South Africa’s National Lottery. This appointment, made despite explicit warnings of conflicts of interest, political exposure, and backdoor […]

EFF STATEMENT FOLLOWING PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES MEETING REGARDING WORK AROUND OF B-BBEE LEGISLATION FOR ELON MUSK’S STARLINK

Tuesday, 27 May 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is pleased with proceedings of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies meeting, wherein majority of political parties expressed their displeasure and rejection of the attempted work around of the Electronic Communications Act and the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act by Minister Solly Malatsi, […]

EFF STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF PRESLEY CHWENEYAGAE

Tuesday, 27 May 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) extends its condolences to the family, friends, colleagues, and fans of Presley Chweneyagae, on his untimely passing.  At just 40 years of age, Chweneyagae departs this life having left a significant mark on the South African cultural and creative landscape.   Born in Mahikeng, Presley Chweneyagae’s […]