Malema and Mabuza are still bound by old loyalties
The Mabuza faction is so powerful within the ANC that every vote for the ANC is ultimately one for the EFF and its policies
Recently, deputy president David Mabuza tweeted a picture of himself with EFF leader Julius Malema, apparently sharing a joke and cosying up to his former ANC cadre. On the face of it there’s nothing wrong with two opposing political figures posing together. Many politicians have taken photos with their rivals in the past, but this photo of Mabuza and Malema has bigger implications than merely an image of political figureheads. We should not be surprised, though. In late 2011, Malema was suspended from the ANC for five years, and a few months later he was expelled from the party. Despite this, he has always had a very close relationship with the party, proclaiming he would “kill” for former president Jacob Zuma and his immense loyalty meant he “will die in the ANC”. These sentiments did not suddenly fade when he formed the EFF. Indeed, the picture of Malema and Mabuza illustrates the fact that a vote for Ramaphosa is a vote for Mabuza, the corrupt ANC, and ultimately Malema and the ...
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