Mbuyiseni Ndlozi resigns from Julius Malema’s EFF: Here’s what he is doing next [VIDEO]

Former EFF spokesperson and Member of Parliament Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has resigned from the party.

In an interview with the SABC on Monday morning, Ndlozi revealed that he had already handed in his resignation letter to the party.

His resignation comes after months of speculation about his future with the Red Berets following his suspension from the party.

Julius Malema’s party has been hit with a leadership exodus, with big names, including Shivambu, Mzwanele Manyi, Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Dali Mpofu, crossing over to Zuma’s MK party. More departures are rumoured to be in the works.

Focus

Ndlozi said he has shifted his focus away from politics “after months of introspection”.

“I have taken a decision to step away completely from party politics. I’m leaving party politics. I think I have made my contribution in that space. We don’t live in a one-party state. We are not in the camps, we are not a band. Politics is a free activity in South Africa. And party politics are not a monopoly on making social contributions. I think after this episode, I’ve taken a decision to leave all party politics and contribute, in the first instance, to the academy,” Ndlozi told the public broadcaster.

He said that he had made his contribution and felt that now was the time for him to step away.

“Until recently, I didn’t have any thoughts of leaving the EFF or leaving party politics, and so it is only safe to say at this moment, that is my consideration, that is the direction that my life is taking.”

Watch Mbuyiseni Ndlozi speaking about his resignation

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Resignation

Ndlozi said he handed in his resignation.

“I have left the EFF. I have left party politics. EFF is a political party. I have handed over my resignation as a member because I can’t hold a single party membership where I want to go and contribute. But overall, I think that I’ve made my contribution, and I think that there are brilliant young men and women, old men and women in the space that will continue in that category, as it were, of party politics.”

EXCLUSIVE: EFF Member Dr. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has cut ties with what he once called his political home, the red berets. Breaking his silence after months, Ndlozi says he will now venture into academia and contribute to the identified gap in the discourse of the country. pic.twitter.com/jwRxSQFGRg

— SABC News (@SABCNews) February 10, 2025

Joining MK Party?

Addressing speculation about his political future, Ndlozi dismissed any intention to join the MK party.

“I can state categorically now that I never planned to join the MKP [and] I still don’t. I never worked with anybody in the MKP in relation to some conspiracy about my departure.

“I think that whatever information they say they have was based largely on lies,” he said.

EFF elective conference

Ndlozi skipped the party’s third elective congress in Johannesburg in December after he was allegedly barred, following reports of a fallout with Malema and questions about his future in the party.

The move to bar Ndlozi appeared part of a wider strategy to curtail his participation in the red berets’ activities.

Speculation began swirling that Ndlozi may have been suspended from the party as he had not attended key EFF meetings.

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