Tag archives for Economic Freedom Fighters
The EFF is hypocritical in its handling of racial debates
What do the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the African National Congress (ANC) have in common? The fact that the leaders of both have been found to be in violation…
Modern Feudalism in South Africa
The irony of the conflict over land in South Africa is lost to most of its combatants. While pontiffs fabricate stats on white ownership of land, establishing ‘white monopoly capital’…
Creating ideas vs harnessing White Monopoly Capital
University of Witwatersrand sociology Prof. Roger Southall begins his recent piece on “White Monopoly Capital" (WMC) stating that “many” want to unjustifiably marginalize a notion he maintains is politically “indisputably…
UCT Students Finally Reject Fallism Decisively
On 4 May 2017, UCT announced an uncharacteristically strong message from its 30000 students. They are sick and tired of ideology and politics on campus in general and intimidating, violent…
Only Property Rights can Give Meaning to ‘Land Reform’
What do Julius Malema and the EFF have in mind when they say they intend to challenge the 1956 Riotous Assemblies Act (Riot Act) on constitutional grounds? In light of…
The Real Voice Of The People
In its fundamental form populism is the ideology which believes society is made up of two distinct groups, namely the disgruntled-yet-untainted people, and the corrupted elite. These groups are said…
The EFF – Just Another Bunch of Racists?
Written by: Daniel du Plessis This week, the ever-beleaguered South African public has been confronted by the reemergence of an old dilemma. In-between reports of water shortages, state capture and…
Malema: Hatred for Power
EFF supporters rally to hear Malema. The South African media have been awash with statements and reports about Julius Malema’s call for blacks to seize white people’s land. This is in…
Rioters Disrupt Tuks SRC Election; Some Academic Activities Suspended
Under the guise of a pro-free education protest, rioters led by far-left political factions have managed to disrupt the Student Representative Council elections at the University of Pretoria, leading to…
The EFF is not a party anyone should be proud of supporting
This has been my (Nicholas’) first year at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, and after having been in a university environment for a little while, I’ve met and spoken to supporters…