THE Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) official party launch will take place on Saturday in Marikana, the North West, where 34 people were killed during industrial action by mineworkers seeking higher wages, the EFF said on Sunday.SABC news reported EFF leader Julius Malema as saying: "We (the EFF) have chosen Marikana for simple reason because our people died in that place, fighting for economic freedom."A 14-day period for individuals to lodge an objection with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to the EFF’s registration as a political party expired on Friday. The EFF had earlier given indication it would seek to officially launch on Saturday, the day after the first anniversary of Marikana massacre in which 34 mineworkers died.EFF national spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said on Sunday the launch decision had been taken in a resolution at the EFF national assembly in July.The "historic events at Marikana represents the failure of the 1994 social pact, a logical collapse, and (whe...
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