Economic Freedom Fighters Fails To Lift Parliamentary Suspension Without Salary
- Economic Freedom Fighters" Members of Parliament and senior members Floyd Shivambu, Marshall Dlamini, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and Sinawo Tambo's suspensions were upheld
- This was after the party launched yet another failed attempt at overturning the suspension the Western Cape High Court handed them
- They disrupted President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address and were suspended without pay for a month
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Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, the State of the Nation Address, politician-related news and elections at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years.
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WESTERN CAPE—The Western Cape High Court dismissed yet another appeal from the Economic Freedom Fighters to prevent their 30-day suspension from Parliament.
Western Cape High Court dismisses EFF case
According to IOL, Parliament's Powers and Privileges Committee suspended EFF members Julus Malema, Floyd Shibvambu, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, secretary-general Marshall Dlamini and Sinawo Tambo failed to have their suspension overturned. The EFF leaders were suspended after they disrupted President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State of the Nation Address in 2023.
The party has since attempted numerous times via the courts to overturn the suspension but without success.
South Africans salute the courts
Netizens on Facebook were highly pleased that EFF members remained suspended.
Malesela N Ledwaba said:
"When hooliganism and unruly behaviour hits their pocket, they behave."
Carl Taylor said:
"Justice to the ministers of chaos. It's time you are held accountable."
Mo Rosenberg said:
"EFF is racing towards insignificant."
Lesly Serame said:
"They should have been given six months."
Willie Steyn said:
"Far too uncivilised, unethical, immoral, criminal and destructive to be there in the first place. Absolute enemies of this country that do not and shall not contribute one iota of value to this country in any equation!"
EFF members implicated in VBS Mutual Bank scandal
In a related article, Briefly News reported that EFF members Malema and Shivambu were implicated in the VBS Mutual Bank looting.
The bank's former chairman, Tshifhiwa Matodzi, revealed in an affidavit that he met with Malema and Shivambu on a few occasions and claimed he offered them donations to stop them from defaming the bank.
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