Cape Town – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has urged the ANC to form a new government excluding the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Freedom Front Plus (FF+).
In a letter to ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, the EFF declined the ANC’s invitation to join the Government of National Unity (GNU) due to their opposition to working with the DA and FF+.
They proposed forming an ANC-led government with other parties, excluding those representing a “white supremacist agenda”, and suggested an agreement focused on addressing issues highlighted in the Freedom Charter.
“The EFF is willing to constitute and participate in an ANC-led government together with other parties, with the exception of the Democratic Alliance and Freedom Front Plus,” EFF’s secretary general Marshall Dlamini said.
He said that the EFF would not work with the DA and FF+ because these parties represent an imperialist, counter-revolutionary, white supremacist agenda.
Dlamini reminded the ANC that the DA had openly sought intervention from the United States in South Africa’s democratic elections, undermining the country’s sovereignty and insulting the collective intelligence of its people.
He called for a formal agreement between the EFF and ANC, stating that such an agreement would signify the EFF’s recognition of the ANC as the leader of the government.
Following our bilateral meeting held on the 28th of June 2024 at Inanda Country Club, Johannesburg about the constitution of South Africa’s 7th democratic administration, the EFF wishes to state its position in writing for the benefit of all the people of South Africa and to… pic.twitter.com/fylqzJvpzp
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) June 29, 2024
“Such an agreement, or statement of intent must necessarily include key principles informed by the strategic objective of the total liberation of the oppressed as encapsulated in the Freedom Charter and Progressive Internationalism,” he said.
“The agreement, or statement of intent must also necessarily include the principles of redress and equality as captured in Section 9.2 of the Constitution which states that ‘to promote the achievement of equality, legislative and other measures designed to protect or advance persons, or categories of persons, disadvantaged by unfair discrimination may be taken.”
Dlamini emphasised that the agreement should extend to provincial and municipal governments, aiming to ensure government stability and accelerated quality service delivery.
“We give our assurance and guarantee that we shall never work with the DA in any sphere of government to remove the ANC from power where it is elected as leader of the executive or legislature”.
“We are willing to participate in any executive as long as the DA and FF Plus are not included and affirm the principle that the President and or Premiers have the prerogative to determine the composition of the executive after consultation with the EFF leadership,” he said.
The EFF also expressed their desire for representation in all clusters of national government, whether as ministers or deputies.
“We also are willing to take leadership in legislatures in the form of speaker or deputy speakers, and chairpersons of portfolio committees. We would like to state that we are not in the mission to pursue cabinet positions for careerist purposes. We seek participation that will bring meaningful and historic change to the lives of the oppressed and the people of South Africa as a whole.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
