Shivambu announced his official resignation from the red berets during an urgent press briefing at Winnie Mandela House
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen has described former Economic Freedom Fighters deputy president Floyd Shivambu’s affiliation with the uMkhonto weSizwe party as a cause for concern.
“It has nothing to do with a pragmatic realignment. It is an opportunistic realignment of the forces of people who want to loot the state.” Last week, a visibly hurt Julius Malema last week said the pain of watching Shivambu leave the party was similar to the heartbreak he felt at the death of his mother.
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