Johnathan Paoli
THE EFF Deputy President Floyd Shivambu has announced his intention to resign from his position and not to renew his membership in order to join the Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party.
After much social media speculation about Shivambu’s future in EFF, the red berets held an urgent press briefing on Thursday at the Winnie Madikizela Mandela House in Johannesburg, to announce radical leadership changes within the party.
At the conference Shivambu said he intends to “be involved” with MK in order to assist in its ideological development, but did not provide details over what position he will hold within the party.
He said he will announce his role within the MK party at a later stage.
EFF Commander-In-Chief , Julius Malema, said he was saddened at Shivambu’s resignation, but wished him well in furthering his political career.
Malema compared receiving Shivambu’s resignation letter to the news about the death
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