EFF faces funding challenges amid internal and external shocks
Party leader Julius Malema says potential donors fear victimisation for funding the party, leading to a drop in financing
13 December 2024 - 19:24
The EFF, led by firebrand politician Julius Malema, is finding it increasingly challenging to raise funds from the private sector amid internal and external factors affecting the left wing party, which has recently faced the defection of some senior members and electoral decline.
Malema, who is set to be voted in for a third five-year term as party leader at the EFF's elective conference this weekend, conceded during a presentation of his political report that the party’s funding sources has diminished of late “as public perceptions always dictate how people choose to support institutions”. ..
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