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EFF Tells Publishers: Blocking the Internet Archive Won't Stop AI, But It Will Erase The ...

Slashdot 21 Mar 2026
"Imagine a newspaper publisher announcing it will no longer allow libraries to keep copies of its paper," writes EFF senior policy analyst Joe Mullin. "That's effectively what's begun happening online in the last few months." ... .
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'We must be in charge of this country': Zuma pushes for unity between MK and EFF

Independent online (SA) 21 Mar 2026
The two parties have experienced frosty relations in recent years, with tensions escalating after former EFF Deputy President Floyd Shivambu left the party to join the MK Party as Secretary-General.
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Malema: ‘Zuma is a kind old man’

Mail Guardian South Africa 21 Mar 2026
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has struck a notably softer tone towards former president Jacob Zuma, describing him as a “kind old man” after Zuma visited his family home in Seshego, Polokwane, following a bereavement.
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EFF backs ANC in Johannesburg budget vote despite earlier threats

Mail Guardian South Africa 20 Mar 2026
Despite earlier threats to withhold support, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) ultimately backed the ANC in passing key budgets in the City of Johannesburg council on Friday. The move marks a sharp reversal from the EFF’s previous stance ... ....
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EFF denies Mbuyiseni Ndlozi's return as Joburg mayoral candidate

Independent online (SA) 20 Mar 2026
Speaking with SABC News, Dlamini said the EFF is deliberately taking its time to announce candidates, stressing that the party follows its own processes ... “We’ve never had an organisation that was obsessed with status… We work as members of the EFF.
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EFF, ActionSA implicated in alleged plot to rig security contract, says Nkosi | Madlanga Commission

Independent online (SA) 19 Mar 2026
The Madlanga Commission has heard direct allegations that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and ActionSA were involved in efforts to influence a multi-million-rand security tender in the City of Tshwane.
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Sergeant Nkosi's testimony exposes links between ActionSA, EFF and tender manipulation

Independent online (SA) 19 Mar 2026
Evidence from WhatsApp chats showed Nkosi approached Mnisi with the list of companies and that EFF leader Julius Malema referred to as CIC Juju in the chats, is expected to confirm the companies' involvement.
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Trail of tender messages links EFF, ActionSA, Tshwane, commission hears

Sowetan Live 18 Mar 2026
Whatsapp messages extracted from the phone of a Madlanga commission witness have placed the EFF and ActionSA at the centre of discussions about tender bids with the City of Tshwane’s CFO ...Good Morning. I had a meeting with ActionSA and EFF yesterday ... .
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Emfuleni budget vote under fire: EFF alleges illegality while DA scrutinises R700m overtime

Independent online (SA) 18 Mar 2026
A political storm has erupted in the Emfuleni Local Municipality after the EFF rejected the outcome of the municipality’s adjustment budget vote, alleging procedural irregularities and “ANC thuggery”.
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Ramaphosa supports EFF as he ‘declares war’ on outsourcing

Sowetan Live 13 Mar 2026
The EFF and Ramaphosa on Thursday also found common ground on the red berets’ long-standing proposal for community clinics to remain open 24 hours.
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ANC weighs up wooing the DA in Gauteng

Mail Guardian South Africa 12 Mar 2026
The Gauteng government, led by Premier Panyaza Lesufi, is a minority government dependent on the uMkhonto weSizwe party and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to pass legislation in the legislature.
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EFF rejects Ekurhuleni adjustment budget over ‘weak governance’

Business Day 11 Mar 2026
Mayor Xhakaza defends budget as ‘institutional milestone’ .
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