Quite Frankly

JJ TABANE | The EFF has shaken the political landscape

As it marks its 10th anniversary we have to give the EFF credit for its solid political showing

27 July 2023 - 20:56 By JJ Tabane

Ten years ago, I would have been dismissive of the EFF as a splinter party from the ANC that would suffer the same fate as the PAC, UDM, or even COPE. The track record of parties that were the chip off the ANC block was not great and the point of reference was not a great one — as we speak none of these splinter parties have more than a handful of seats in parliament...

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