Julius Malema Announces Floyd Shivambu’s Resignation From EFF As He Joins MK Party

• Economic Freedom Fighters president has announced that Floyd Shivambu and Jimmy Manyi have resigned to join the MK Party
• Manyi is expected to join the MK Party, while Julius Malema said more EFF members would resign from the party
• He said this should not serve as a point of collapse but is a testing moment, and South Africans were stunned by the news

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.

JOHANNESBURG—Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) president Julius Malema has confirmed that Floyd Shivambu is resigning from the party to join the MK Party.

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Shivambu joins MK Party

The SABC streamed the press briefing on YouTube, during which Malema announced Shivambu's resignation. Malema was crestfallen and said that Shivambu's resignation was like him resigning from himself, as he was not a mere member but a founding member. He confirmed that Shivambu is joining the MK Party. Jimmy Manyi resigned on Monday, 13 August.

He said that although the party's constitution does not allow members who resigned to return to the party, Shivambu is welcome to do so if needed. He noted how the resignation hit him hard.

"There is nothing personal in politics... If politics was the stock market, it would be volatile," he said.

"I know members that are double packing. they're both members of the EFF and the MK Party."

Shivambu said he would not speak about the MK Party but said the progressive charter was signed and that the parties that signed it will fight for land expropriation and nationalisation and strengthen democracy by ensuring that government and major society players are accountable.

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@ewnreporter tweeted that Shivambu was joining the MK Party. View the tweet here:

South Africans in an uproar

Netizens were gobsmacked by the fact that Shivambu and Manyi left the EFF to join the MK Party.

Sunnerkey said:

"Viva MK Viva. Who's next?"

Neilwe?T said:

"Something fishy is being cooked here."

Katleho said:

"I very often get the feeling that Julius Malema is not a member of the EFF. The EFF is a member of Julius. Floyd realised that."

Wadostydray said:

"Malema will never forgive you.

Menzi Mhlungu said:

"MK Party is recruiting only the graduates. Watch the space."

What you need to know about Julius Malema

Julius Malema, born 3 March 1981, in Seshego township, South Africa, is a prominent South African politician known for his dynamic speeches and bold views. He first gained national recognition as president of the African National Congress Youth League from 2008 to 2012. In 2013, he founded and became the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, a leftist political party. Malema entered the National Assembly as a Member of Parliament in 2014.

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Malema attended Mohlakaneng High School in Seshego. After completing high school, he began his higher education at the University of South Africa in 2010, focusing on youth development. In 2011, he pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and African Languages at the same institution. In 2018, Malema enrolled in a master's degree program at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Floyd Shivambu and Julius Malema implicated in VBS Mutual Bank Saga

In a related article. Briefly News reported that Malema and Shivambu have been implicated in the VBS Mutual Bank saga.

The convicted former chairman, Tshifhiwa Matodzi, wrote in an affidavit that he met with Malema and Shivambu and said he paid the party millions in donations.

Source: Briefly News