Introduction UMkhonto WeSizwe Party (MKP) emerged as a surprise package in the recent National elections which led to them polling at number three and netting over two million votes just on the national ballot alone. However, the arrival of MKP to the political scene has displace the EFF from the position it had held for ten years, and threatens its very existence, especially after the decimation of the support of the EFF in KZN, and the departure of the co-founder of the EFF who was serving as the Deputy President, Floyd Shivambu to the MKP. This announcement has sent shockwaves across the African Left, and the EFF as a Party has felt them the most. The departure of one of the most prominent members of the EFF and political twin of the President of the EFF, has led to the party going through the most testing period, and has led to an increased support and solidarity for Cde President Julius Malema. Some CCT members have come out in the open to affirm their loyalty while some have...
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