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🗳️Disgruntled EFF councillors in KZN are considering jumping ship to join the EFF's breakaway party, the African Economic Freedom (AEF). EFF politicsinsa TheCitizenNews Catch up on the story here⬇️

However, the relationship between the two political parties has since soured — with the EFF now working with the ANC in an attempt to topple the IFP in the province’s hung municipalities, which include Nongoma, Mtubatuba, Newcastle and Mhlathuze.they were not happy with the national party leadership’s directive of working with the ANC to dislodge the IFP from power in KZN.

Former EFF provincial secretary, Sifiso Mthethwa, confirmed to The Witness that some party members in the province were no longer “happy” in the EFF. Mthethwa, who was the EFF KZN provincial secretary from 2018 to October 2022, said the decision made by the party’s national leadership was motivated by greed.

EFF provincial chairperson, Mongezi Twala, denied that the decision to terminate the cooperative agreement with the IFP was causing unhappiness within the party in KZN. In the Nongoma Municipality, the EFF, ANC and NFP are currently pushing for the removal of the IFP mayor through a vote of no confidence.

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