In a press briefing, Julius Malema has said the EFF will initiate and support motions of no confidence in all IFP mayors in the municipalities in which they previously voted with them. | IamAlexSweet
He added that the Central Command Team of the EFF and the Plenum"resolved that the organisation must no longer be on the touchlines of governance and that the EFF must begin to occupy meaningful roles of responsibility in local municipalities".Door open for engagement"Negotiations with the IFP will never be closed [but] they have a history of collaborating with apartheid collaborators.
"It is illogical for the DA to lead all major metropolitans, while not giving meaningful roles of responsibility to any of its coalition partners.""The EFF will continue to participate in the removal of the DA across all metros to establish governments that will be transparent, accountable, and humble."
He added that the current coalition agreement with the ANC was that they would work together, but with a minority party as mayor - as has happened in Malema said the same thing would happen in Ekurhuleni, where a mayor would come from within the minority parties, and the EFF would be the speaker. In response to queries by News24, IFP spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa said the party would address the media at a briefing in Durban on Monday.Join the 1 million News24 readers who are signed up to receive the top, must-read stories of the day in their inbox. Join them and get premium news, every weekday at 6 am.Malema also announced a national shutdown for the removal of President Cyril Ramaphosa on 20 March.
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