Once again, the EFF decided to turn a formal gathering into ‘Fight Club’, and this time they drew blood.
South Africa’s MPs gathered in Parliament once more, ostensibly to debate President Ramaphosa’s SONA speech. Yeah – that didn’t happen.
SONA 2020 – same as the other SONAs. If you want to see the farce play out blow by blow, we’re here to help.
The EFF enjoyed some ‘Parliament Fight Club’ practice during a meeting of the Special Council in Tshwane yesterday.
Because it’s hard to keep track of everything the EFF does, here’s a comprehensive list of all the court cases that the party has been involved in thus far.
Julius Malema and the EFF’s other top dogs have grown used to complete, unchecked power, but now there’s an open rebellion playing out.
Julius Malema is maintaining that shoving a policeman at Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s funeral was an act of patriotic bravery. The video tells a different story.
In his latest cartoon, Zapiro has arrowed in on the spending habits of some of the EFF’s top dogs.
The EFF’s Floyd Shivambu might talk about being a champion of the poor, but his spending habits tell a different story altogether.
The pressure is on to get to the bottom of the “slush fund” looted by top cops to pay for their personal expenses.
Yesterday, Julius Malema addressed the National Assembly, and proceedings once again descended into a shoving match. Seems Juju doesn’t like those VBS chirps.
Perhaps, just maybe, this is the week that lands a damaging blow to the reputation of Julius Malema.
A senior journalist for Eyewitness News has landed himself in hot water, after footage that showed him calling Malema a “f*cking p*es” started to spread.
Richard Poplak, the Daily Maverick’s most sharp-tongued assassin, has really gone to town on what he reckons is the slow death of South African democracy.
During Pravin Gordhan’s 2019-20 public enterprises budget speech yesterday, EFF members stormed the floor in an effort to intimidate the minister.
Champagne, whiskey, purchases from H&M and Zara and other goodies – Zapiro wasn’t going to waste this chance to land a few body blows.
The Daily Maverick decided to sift through the trash left behind at the luxury Camps Bay villa the EFF rented for SONA. Their findings make for interesting reading.
A pastor wearing an EFF hat was left traumatised, after he was attacked at a petrol station in Horizon Park, in Roodepoort.
An induction session at the Old Assembly in Parliament turned ugly when the ANC and EFF clashed.
EFF nailed for looting – again. China’s insane 996 rat race. Nxivm sex cult trial. Navy pilot sees UFO. Harry and Meghan coming to SA. Albino giant panda. Major cannabis law change. Wedding gift drama.
Voting day is almost upon us, so let’s run through the final poll numbers doing the rounds.
Polling giants Ipsos has published the results of its final poll, and the Daily Maverick reckons it’s about as close to an accurate prediction as we will get ahead of May 8.
A political debate in Hout Bay turned violent when EFF supporters clashed with those from Black First Land First (BLF) party.
Julius and the EFF will be looking to score in the double digits in the upcoming national election, which could have far-reaching implications for the country.
As we get ready to vote in May, let’s take a look at what the 2014 results might say about the outcome of the 2019 elections.
The ANC’s overall support has been on the decline, and it looks like the EFF is hoovering up those disillusioned voters.
The EFF is claiming that they were attacked in a local municipality in the Free State, for asking who was going to pay for the presence of ‘bouncers’.
With the election looming large, it’s time to get to grips with how the three main politicals parties plan on handling big issues like land reform, jobs and fighting corruption.
At first, it seemed like SONA had come and gone without any violence, but then EFF MP Marshall Dlamini’s slap video emerged. Zapiro was watching.
It appears that we may have been a little too hasty in proclaiming last night’s SONA EFF-incident free, with new footage showing an altercation inside Parliament.