Malema reassigns Shivambu’s powers after defection
‘Those who want to leave, must leave now’
19 August 2024 - 12:33
UPDATED 19 August 2024 - 23:04
by Thando Maeko
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EFF leader Julius Malema has reassigned the party responsibilities that were held by Floyd Shivambu to his office after his former second-in-command’s deflection to Jacob Zuma’s MK party.
The EFF’s secretary-general, Marshall Dlamini, will be the party’s new chief whip in parliament while Malema’s office will be responsible for the party’s governance task unit. The unit, which was headed by Malema’s allay-turned-rival, comprises all the EFF’s leaders of provincial legislatures, municipality councils and parliament whippery, and is responsible for all governance work in the EFF.
Shivambu’s replacement for deputy president will only be elected at the EFF’s internal leadership contest in December.
“You want to deploy anyone in government on behalf of the EFF, you shall report to the office of the president,” Malema told EFF members in Gauteng on Monday.
“All powers that belong to the deputy president will go into the office of the president and everything else that looks like the former deputy president will be dismantled in the EFF and gotten rid of with immediate effect,” Malema said.
Former party spokesperson Sinawo Tambo will replace Shivambu in parliament while Nazier Paulsen replaces Mzwanele Manyi, who has also since deflected to MK party.
The announcement by Malema of the widespread reorganisation of responsibilities within the EFF comes amid an expected exodus of EFF members to MK party, following in the footsteps of Shivambu.
The pair, who were part of the leadership that formed the EFF in 2013, had a falling-out, which led to Shivambu’s exit from the party last week.
Shivambu is expected to form part of MK’s leadership core.
“Those who want to leave, must leave now,” Malema said in anapparent swipe at Shivambu loyalists still in the party.
“We must unite and close ranks against any elements that may seek to use our national people’s assembly as an opportunity to infiltrate and destroy the EFF,” Malema said.
“We must guard against opportunism, factionalism and self-entitlement, greed, and all attempts to distract us from our generational mission,” he said.
Update: August 19 2024 This story has been updated with new information throughout.
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Malema reassigns Shivambu’s powers after defection
‘Those who want to leave, must leave now’
EFF leader Julius Malema has reassigned the party responsibilities that were held by Floyd Shivambu to his office after his former second-in-command’s deflection to Jacob Zuma’s MK party.
The EFF’s secretary-general, Marshall Dlamini, will be the party’s new chief whip in parliament while Malema’s office will be responsible for the party’s governance task unit. The unit, which was headed by Malema’s allay-turned-rival, comprises all the EFF’s leaders of provincial legislatures, municipality councils and parliament whippery, and is responsible for all governance work in the EFF.
Shivambu’s replacement for deputy president will only be elected at the EFF’s internal leadership contest in December.
“You want to deploy anyone in government on behalf of the EFF, you shall report to the office of the president,” Malema told EFF members in Gauteng on Monday.
“All powers that belong to the deputy president will go into the office of the president and everything else that looks like the former deputy president will be dismantled in the EFF and gotten rid of with immediate effect,” Malema said.
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Former party spokesperson Sinawo Tambo will replace Shivambu in parliament while Nazier Paulsen replaces Mzwanele Manyi, who has also since deflected to MK party.
The announcement by Malema of the widespread reorganisation of responsibilities within the EFF comes amid an expected exodus of EFF members to MK party, following in the footsteps of Shivambu.
The pair, who were part of the leadership that formed the EFF in 2013, had a falling-out, which led to Shivambu’s exit from the party last week.
Shivambu is expected to form part of MK’s leadership core.
“Those who want to leave, must leave now,” Malema said in an apparent swipe at Shivambu loyalists still in the party.
“We must unite and close ranks against any elements that may seek to use our national people’s assembly as an opportunity to infiltrate and destroy the EFF,” Malema said.
“We must guard against opportunism, factionalism and self-entitlement, greed, and all attempts to distract us from our generational mission,” he said.
Update: August 19 2024
This story has been updated with new information throughout.
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