Marxism–Leninism
Communist ideology developed by Joseph Stalin
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| February 2025 | EFFSC is officially disbanded and replaced with a newly formed youth command. |
| February 2025 | Mbuyiseni Ndlozi resigns as National Spokesperson. |
| 2024 | EFF continued their provincial election participation, maintaining strong representation in several provinces including 10.14% in Eastern Cape (8/63 seats), 14.12% in Limpopo (9/49 seats), and 17.37% in North-West (7/33 seats). |
| December 2024 | Party elective conference passes a resolution to disband the EFFSC and form a new youth command. |
| November 2024 | Dali Mpofu defects from EFF to the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party. |
| October 2024 | Busisiwe Mkhwebane defects from EFF to the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party. |
| August 2024 | Floyd Shivambu joined Jacob Zuma's UMkhonto weSizwe political party. |
| August 2024 | EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu left the party and joined Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party. |
| August 2024 | Floyd Shivambu and Mzwanele Manyi defect from EFF to the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party. |
| August 19 2024 | EFF leader Julius Malema announces Sinawo Tambo will replace Floyd Shivambu in parliament during a party supporter meeting in Soweto. |
| July 2024 | Former VBS chairman Tshifhiwa Matodzi was sentenced to 15 years in prison, leading to demands from the Democratic Alliance and ActionSA for a fresh investigation into Malema and Shivambu. |
| June 2024 | The EFF refused to join the ANC-led Government of National Unity due to the participation of the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Freedom Front Plus (FF+). |
| May 2024 |
Xi Jinping Thought
The China Cyberspace Research Institute announced a large language model trained on data including Xi Jinping Thought, further integrating the ideology into technological development.
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| 2023 | During the Israel-Hamas war, EFF leader Julius Malema publicly declared the party's support for Hamas and promised to send arms to the organization if elected in 2024. |
| 2023 | The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) led a protest outside the Ugandan embassy in South Africa, urging Uganda's president not to sign the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law. |
| 2023 | The EFF invited Patrick Lumumba to deliver their 10th anniversary lecture at the University of Cape Town, which resulted in criticism from the South African LGBT+ community due to Lumumba's previous homophobic statements and support for Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill. |
| December 2023 | Former ANC member and Areta leader Carl Niehaus joins the EFF. |
| August 2023 |
Xi Jinping Thought
Introduction to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was added as a textbook for ideological and political education in colleges and universities.
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| June 2023 |
Xi Jinping Thought
The Institute of China and Contemporary Asia at the Russian Academy of Sciences opened the first research center dedicated to Xi Jinping Thought outside of China, focusing on analyzing modern Chinese ideology.
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| March 2023 | The party attempted to organize a national shutdown protesting loadshedding and calling for President Cyril Ramaphosa to step down, which was widely reported as ineffective. |
| 2022 | The EFF officially supported Russia's invasion of Ukraine, praising it as an 'anti-imperialist programme' against NATO. |
| 2022 | The EFF picketed and barricaded the French embassy in Pretoria, criticizing France's presence in Africa. |
| October 2022 |
Xi Jinping Thought
Xi Jinping introduced the 'six musts' philosophical guidance at the 20th Chinese Communist Party National Congress, outlining key principles for Party leadership and governance, emphasizing people-centric approach, self-confidence, innovation, problem-solving, systematic thinking, and global perspective.
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| October 2022 | Malema gave a speech to Western Cape EFF branch members stating that party members should 'never be scared to kill', which the South African Human Rights Commission ruled constituted hate speech. |
| July 2022 |
Xi Jinping Thought
Fourth volume of 'The Governance of China' book series is published, completing the comprehensive documentation of Xi Jinping's political philosophy and governance approach.
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| 2021 |
Xi Jinping Thought
The 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party officially approved a historical resolution that elevated Xi Jinping Thought, declaring it 'a new breakthrough in the Sinicization of Marxism' and describing it as the 'Marxism of contemporary China and of the 21st century'.
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| June 2021 |
Xi Jinping Thought
The Ministry of Education announced that Xi Jinping Thought would be taught to Chinese students starting from the primary school level.
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| June 2021 | Floyd Shivambu's brother repaid R4.55 million and admitted to taking VBS money, which was used to purchase Shivambu's Range Rover Sport. |
| July 20 2020 |
Xi Jinping Thought
The China Institute of International Studies opened the 'Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Foreign Affairs', expanding the ideological research framework.
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| June 2020 |
Xi Jinping Thought
Third volume of 'The Governance of China' book series is released, continuing to develop and communicate Xi Jinping Thought internationally.
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| January 2020 | The EFF was forced to publicly apologize and pay damages after a Gauteng High Court judgment found they had spread false allegations about journalists Thandeka Gqubule and Anton Harber. |
| 2019 | Julius Malema reversed his previous stance on the death penalty, moving away from his earlier call for a referendum. |
| 2019 | President Cyril Ramaphosa accused the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) of being an 'MI6 project' during a parliamentary debate, alleging foreign intelligence agency involvement with the party. |
| 2019 | EFF MP Marshall Dlamini physically assaulted a member of the presidential security team following the State of the Nation address. |
| 2019 | Dali Mpofu, the EFF chairperson who stated he would shut down the party if the MI6 claims were true, was removed from his chairman position in the same year. |
| 2019 | EFF significantly increased their provincial election performance, with notable gains such as 7.84% in Eastern Cape (5/63 seats), 14.69% in Gauteng (11/73 seats), and 14.43% in Limpopo (7/49 seats). |
| December 2019 |
Xi Jinping Thought
Fudan University added content about Xi Jinping Thought to its charter, leading to student protests about academic freedom.
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| October 2019 | Media reports alleged that the EFF received R4 million of VBS funds through Santaclara Trading, channeled to Julius Malema. |
| May 2019 | The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) was found guilty of defamation of character by the South Gauteng High Court, ordered to pay R500,000 in damages to former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel over allegations of nepotism in the appointment of Edward Kieswetter as SARS commissioner. |
| April 2019 | Former EFF central command member Thembinkosi Rawula accused senior party leaders of dictatorial leadership practices. The EFF denied the accusations and threatened legal action for defamation. |
| January 2019 |
Xi Jinping Thought
Alibaba Group released the Xuexi Qiangguo app, designed specifically for studying Xi Jinping Thought.
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| 2018 | Floyd Shivambu was filmed and charged with assaulting Netwerk24 journalist Adrian de Kock in Parliament. |
| 2018 | Malema stated that a 'majority of Indians are racist' at an EFF Youth Day rally, leading to a court case initiated by the South African Minority Rights Equality Movement. |
| 2018 | The EFF was the only parliamentary party to oppose the political party funding bill, which requires political parties to publish their sources of funding. |
| 2018 | Gareth van Onselen, a former Democratic Alliance member, publicly accused the EFF of being a 'fascist' party due to its legacy of racial prejudice. |
| 2018 | Malema told supporters to 'go after a white man' in reference to Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Athol Trollip, saying 'we are cutting the throat of whiteness'. |
| December 2018 | Journalist Ranjeni Munusamy lodged an affidavit detailing threatening remarks, intimidation, harassment, and personal attacks by party members, including Malema, towards journalists. |
| October 2018 | Seventeen former EFF members and councillors in the Northern Cape accused the party's senior leadership of corruption and sexual exploitation of female party members. |
| October 2018 | Vodacom store in Polokwane was damaged and looted by EFF members after a Corruption Watch presentation depicting EFF leaders Malema and Shivambu as 'abusers of Democracy'. |
| July 2018 |
Xi Jinping Thought
Changchun Rail Transit decorated train carriages with red colors and quotes from Xi, celebrating the 97th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party and promoting Xi Jinping Thought.
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