Despite putting great effort into the KwaZulu-Natal election race only to suffer a bruising loss, EFF leader Julius Malema does not plan to disband the provincial leadership.
Malema, addressing party supporters for the EFF’s 11th anniversary celebrations at AR Abass Sports Stadium, Kimberley on Saturday, said the KZN leadership chaired by Mongezi Twala was not in the firing line.
The party in the province had a poor showing in this year’s elections, attaining 2.56% of the vote, a significant drop from 9.96% in 2019. The province was hotly contested with the ANC, IFP and red berets launching their manifestos at Moses Mabhida Stadium ahead of voting.
“The comrades of KwaZulu-Natal fought. They did not see that animal called MK Party coming. We were concentrating on these bastards that were combining against us. These comrades of KZN fought, and it was not an easy fight with limited resources and vastness of the province. Nothing will happen to them. They remain the leaders of the EFF in KZN. You must lose after fighting very hard and that is what we did,” Malema said.
This is in contrast to the leadership of the North West and Limpopo who are being blamed for the party’s poor performance.
SINESIPHO SCHRIEBER
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