Cape Town – Former Cabinet spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi has expressed his commitment to being an essential part of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), saying that his involvement in the party is not driven by personal gain.
Manyi said this on Wednesday after being sworn in as an MP.
He was among four EFF members who were sworn in as MPs by Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
The other three were Mandla Shikwambana, Eugene Mthethwa, and Nqobile Mhlongo.
[WATCH] Jacob Zuma Foundation spokesperson and EFF member Mzwanele Manyi takes an oath as a Member of Parliament.#Newzroom405 pic.twitter.com/fGSxqb120U
— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) June 7, 2023
EFF fired Andries Shembeni, Dumisani Mthenjane, Shelly Mokgotho and Ciliesta Motsepe as MPs, reports said on Tuesday.
“I am here as somebody that must be part of the arsenal the EFF is using. This has got nothing to do with me personally, this has got to do with the strategy of the EFF, and I am here to be an apparatus so the EFF can achieve its mission.
“I think here and now, what is required is an organisation like the EFF. The EFF is well poised to make sure that this country is saved from the deterioration that is going on.
“When the EFF achieves its mission, the country will be saved. You can’t have this situation. The country is really going to the pits because the ANC is misgoverning this country. We need the EFF like yesterday,” Manyi said during an interview with Newzroom Afrika.
New EFF MP Mzwanele Manyi is calling South Africans of all races to throw their weight behind the EFF as it is the only hope for the country. Manyi spoke to #Newzroom405 reporter @AthiMtongana following his swearing in.
Watch: https://t.co/yK98KwAwXa pic.twitter.com/qMX4zheVOi
— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) June 7, 2023
The EFF congratulated and welcomed the new MPs and said that they bring quality to their parliamentary work and contribute to the advancement of the agenda of economic freedom.
“The EFF is confident that both Commissars and Fighters will bring quality to its parliamentary work and aid in the advancement of the agenda of economic freedom,” the party said.
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The EFF Newly Sworn In Members of Parliament, Commissars Nobile Mhlongo and Mandla Shikwambana, as well as Fighters Mzwanele Manyi and Eugene Mthethwa.
The EFF is confident that both Commissars and Fighters will bring quality to its parliamentary work and aid in… pic.twitter.com/6yVsSedmHr
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) June 7, 2023
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
