Cape Town – The article discusses the relationship between Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deputy president Floyd Shivambu and party leader Julius Malema amid claims of divisions within the party.
Malema had previously warned against organising against him, asserting that he is ruthless towards those who do so.
“We complement each other, we are not in competition with each other. I have made it clear to Floyd, ‘the day you get tired of me, don’t go and organise against me, just tell me, ‘I think you have served your term, it is time to go,” Malema said.
He added: “The problem starts when you organise against me and I hear it in the corners. I am very ruthless against such people who organise things against me, so never try that with me. And he knows that because I have never lost a conference in my entire life and no one I have supported has ever lost a conference. I am very ruthless to people who organise things against me,” he said.
However, Shivambu dismissed the notion of any divisions, stating that they are “blood brothers” and have been working together politically for the past 15 years.
He said that the EFF will remain united and not be disrupted by any opportunistic interpretations. Shivambu also expressed gratitude for Malema’s leadership during the party’s 10th anniversary celebrations.
EFF Deputy President Floyd Shivambu has dismissed claims that there are divisions brewing between him and party leader Julius Malema. He says Malema’s remarks at the gala dinner were not a warning to him, as some have suggested. @AthiMtongana reports.https://t.co/B4kiLgwwf9 pic.twitter.com/RRY0TDNVsJ
— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) July 29, 2023
“There will never be a time that the EFF will be divided because of my differences with the commander-in-chief. We started working politically every day for the past 15 years. So, we’ll be together forever and we represent a generational mission which will never be destructed by anything.
“More than being political partners in terms of the political world, it’s like we are blood brothers. So, there is never a time that the EFF will be destructed. The opportunist will try and give their own interpretation,” Shivambu said during an interview with Newzroom Afrika.
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