Mbuyiseni Ndlozi’s Cryptic Post Looking Poker Faced Boosts Exit Chatter, SA Enthused: “Don’t Leave”

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi’s Cryptic Post Looking Poker Faced Boosts Exit Chatter, SA Enthused: “Don’t Leave”

  • Chatter surrounds EFF Member of Parliament (MP) Mbuyiseni Ndlozi's future at the party after recent developments
  • An X post from Ndlozi on Wednesday, 21 August, increased the rumblings, courtesy of speculative online sleuthing
  • South African headed to the comments section of the staunch fighter's mentions, with supporters calling for his stay

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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi subliminal post increase exit rumours
EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi posted a cryptic photo on social media, sparking further exit rumours. Image: Luba Lesolle
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JOHANNESBURG — Online sleuths think they have cracked a cryptic social media post from Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Member of Parliament (MP) Mbuyiseni Ndlozi.

This is amid rife speculation of the EFF senior member's possible exit, trailing recently departed party founding member Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu.

Ndlozi's cryptic post boosts exit chatter

Shivambu announced on Thursday, 15 August, that his time with the Red Berets had ended after he decided against renewing his membership.

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Instead, he said he was joining Jacob Zuma's newly formed uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party.

At the media briefing in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, the EFF's firebrand leader Julius Malema confirmed receiving and accepting Shivambu's resignation.

The explosive developments of the past week have since sparked chatter about the possibility of a Ndlozi exit.

The staunch fighter's captionless X post on Wednesday did little to quieten the rumblings.

He shared a photo of himself looking poker-faced as he sat in an EFF T-shirt, holding a mic to his mouth.

Online sleuths interpreted it as a subliminal message pointing to an impending announcement, possibly of his departure.

He had supposedly tendered his resignation earlier in an unverified letter circulated online. However, there has been no official announcement from Ndlozi or the EFF, which quashed the letter's authenticity.

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SA looks on in anticipation

Ndlozi's post attracted over 1.5 million views, garnering 23000 likes, 3600 reposts and over 2000 replies.

Briefly News looks at the energised responses.

@Nwabe2 wrote:

"Oh, my leader. So happy now. Don't leave us, please."

@umtapi said:

"Family comes first. Protect your family, baba."

@iamRTI joked:

"Blink twice so we know you are safe."

Former MK Party youth leader Bonginkosi Khanyile arrested

In another news story, Briefly News reported that the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (The Hawks) has arrested former uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party Youth League leader Bonginkosi Khanyile.

The 34-year-old faces conspiracy to commit public violence and contravention of the Riotous Assemblies Act charges.

Source: Briefly News

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Tshepiso Mametela (Head of Current Affairs Desk) Tshepiso Mametela is a seasoned journalist with eight years of experience writing for online and print publications. He is the current affairs Head of Desk at Briefly News. He was a news reporter for The Herald, a senior sports contributor at Opera News SA, and a reporter for Caxton Local Media’s Bedfordview and Edenvale News and Joburg East Express community titles. He has attended media workshops, including the crime and court reporting one by the Wits Justice Project and Wits Centre for Journalism in 2024. Email: tshepiso.mametela@briefly.co.za