Johnathan Paoli
Leaders from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) and the African Transformation Movement (ATM), among others under the banner of the Progressive Caucus, have declared their resoluteness in opting for constitutional change in order to give effect to land reform, transformation and the needs of the people of South Africa.
The Progressive Caucus met at the Good Hope Chambers in Parliament on Thursday, in what it declared as “paving the way for the attainment of economic freedom” to outline the Caucus’s charter and its vision for the country.
MK deputy president John Hlophe outlined the tenets of the charter and said the national and provincial elections resulted in the formation of a reactionary coalition government that seeks to preserve the current power of white monopoly capital in the economy, give advantage to white privilege, and undo the gains of the liberation movement.
“We, representatives of the
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