EFF releases candidate list
BRAAMFONTEIN – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) released their candidate list of “fearless, grounded and selfless activists,” at the Orion Hotel in Braamfontein.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) released their candidate list of “fearless, grounded and selfless activists,” at the Orion Hotel in Braamfontein.
The party announced that its leader and former ANC Youth League president, Julius Malema would be the party’s presidential candidate in the May 7 general elections. It will contest all 830 seats, including national parliament and all provincial legislators.
“It is [only] the EFF and ANC contesting 830 positions; not even the DA was able to come close to this figure, which is an indication that the EFF’s intentions are serious,” said Malema.
The EFF’s Gauteng Premier candidate is Dali Mpofu, who is representing arrested and injured miners in the Farlam Commission of Inquiry. The commission is investigating the deaths of 44 people at Lonmin’s platinum mining operations in Marikana.
In February, the party launched its election manifesto in Thembisa. The event reportedly attracted about 50 000 people who came to listen to the promises made by the leadership of the newly-formed party.
The party is expected to work together with the Black Consciousness Movement, Azanian People’s Organisation, Socialist Party of Azania and the Pan Africanist Congress which has produced the likes of Steve Biko and Robert Sobukwe.
The top 10 candidates on the EFF list are:
• Julius Malema
• Mpho Ramakatsa
• Leigh-Ann Mathys
• Floyd Shivambu
• Hlengiwe Hlophe
• Godrich Gardee
• Magdalene Moonsamy
• Mbuyiseno Ndlozi
• Teboho Mokwele
• Andile Mngxitama
Provincial premier candidates are:
• Gauteng – Dali Mpofu
• Eastern Cape – Themba Wele
• Free State – Mandisa Makhesini
• KwaZulu Natal – Vusi Khoza
• Limpopo – Mike Mathebe
• Mpumalanga – Collen Sedibe
• North West – Alfred Motsi
• Northern Cape – Aubrey Baartman
• Western Cape – Nazier Paulsen
All nine candidates were formerly members of the ANC.
