‘No resignations since Floyd left’: EFF investigates declining support in KZN [VIDEO]

The Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) top leadership will spend the weekend in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to find out why the party lost thousands of votes in the province.

The party’s secretary general, Marshall Dlamini, briefed the media on Friday about the work of its central command team.

“The EFF has lost a lot of votes in KwaZulu-Natal. In the legislature, we have lost six seats and we have two left. We have lost around 300 000 votes,” he said.

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Dlamini said the leaders will meet with regional structures and branches to find out if they experienced any challenges in the lead up to the 2024 elections.

Accountability

Dlamini said the party would deliberate on the findings of their trip to KZN once a report has been drafted.

“We want to listen to the branches so we come with a report. We want to listen, we don’t know, they were the ones who were on the ground. By Monday, we will have a clear response and clear diagnosis,” he said.

‘No resignations’ after Shivambu left

Meanwhile, Dlamini confirmed that there have been no resignations since the departure of the party’s former deputy president Floyd Shivambu.

“No, we have not received any resignation since Floyd left,” he said.

Dlamini said he believed that the EFF is the people’s party and that it should have received enough votes in KwaZulu-Natal.

“KZN is our province and we will never give up on this province,” he said.

MK party threat

Meanwhile, the EFF and other parties were challenged by the MK party, which is led by former president Jacob Zuma.

Zuma is an important figure in KZN politics and was instrumental in the ANC winning the province back from the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the early 90s.

The MK party received a majority of votes in KZN, replacing the IFP and the ANC as the biggest parties in the province.

The ANC also embarked on a fact-finding mission in KZN a few days ago.

The party’s national executive committee (NEC) met with the provincial leadership and regions to establish what problems the party faced before the elections.

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The ANC is currently in a government of provincial unity with the IFP and the Democratic Alliance (DA) in KZN, despite having performed poorly in the provincial elections.   

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