EFF STATEMENT ON THE 2026 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS

Thursday, 12 February 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have listened to the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) presented by Cyril Ramaphosa today with deep concern and profound disappointment. What South Africans witnessed was not a decisive break from the past, but a continuation of the same rhetoric that has characterised successive addresses […]

EFF STATEMENT WELCOMING RENAMING OF GRAAFF-REINET TO ROBERT SOBUKWE TOWN

Tuesday, 10 February 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) welcomes the decision to rename the town of Graaff-Reinet to Robert Sobukwe Town, a long-overdue act of historical justice arising from a lawful and consultative public participation process concluded through the Eastern Cape Provincial Geographic Names Committee, and relevant statutory bodies.   This renaming is a […]

EFF CONDEMNS APPROVAL OF STEEPER ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKES FOLLOWING COURT INTERVENTION

Tuesday, 10 February 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemns in the strongest possible terms, the decision by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to approve even steeper electricity tariff increases for Eskom following court intervention. This decision once again confirms that the working class and the poor are being punished for the […]

EFF STATEMENT ON THE CONTINUING OUTBREAK OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE (FMD) IN SOUTH AFRICA

Thursday, 05 February 2026   The EFF notes with serious concerns the continuation of the Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak, considered to be one of the most problematic animal diseases because it is a contagious and very harmful to cloven hooved or even-toed ungulate livestock of both domestic and wild animal breed.   The […]

EFF MEDIA STATEMENT FOLLOWING 2nd PLENUM OF THE 3rd NATIONAL PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY

Wednesday, 04 February 2026   The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) successfully concluded the Second Plenum of the Third National People’s Assembly, held over the past weekend from the 30th of January to the 1st of February 2026, bringing together 668 delegates from across all structures of the movement.   The Plenum which resolved that the […]

EFF WELCOMES THE DECLARATION OF THE ISRAELI CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES AS PERSONA NON GRATA

Friday, 30 January 2026   The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) welcomes the principled and long-overdue decision by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) to declare the Israeli Chargé d’Affaires, Ariel Seidman, persona non grata and to expel him from the Republic of South Africa.   This decision comes as a direct result of […]

EFF STATEMENT CALLING FOR ARREST OF HAWKS MAJOR-GENERAL LESETJA SENONA

Friday, 30 January 2026   The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) calls for the immediate removal, arrest and criminal prosecution of KZN Hawks Major General Lesetja Senona, whose testimony before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has exposed conduct that is wholly incompatible with the responsibilities of a senior law-enforcement officer.   Over the course of his […]

EFF STATEMENT ON THE MURDER OF SEVEN PEOPLE IN CAPE TOWN WITHIN 24 HOURS

Wednesday, 28 January 2026   The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the brutal murder of seven people in less than 24 hours in Cape Town, a city falsely marketed as the “best-run” municipality under Democratic Alliance (DA) leadership. On Monday, reports emerged that seven people were found dead in different areas across Cape Town, with […]

EFF STATEMENT ON THE BRUTAL MURDER OF THREE TEACHERS AT NTABANKULU PRIMARY SCHOOL

Wednesday, 28 January 2026   The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is outraged by the brutal murder of three female teachers at Ntabankulu Primary School in the Eastern Cape, an act allegedly committed by a former Deputy Principal who had been dismissed following allegations of sexual assault against a learner. This tragedy shows the consequences of […]

EFF STATEMENT ON ICASA CONCESSION ON DATA EXPIRY

Monday, 26 January 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) welcomes a decisive victory in the recent regulatory changes by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) on the rollover of unused prepaid data and airtime. This development is the direct result of sustained political pressure, principled parliamentary intervention, and consistent engagement by the EFF […]