Malema says ANC-DA alliance has exposed shift towards neoliberalism

By Thapelo Molefe 

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the African National Congress’s (ANC) alliance with the Democratic Alliance (DA) has exposed what he described as the governing party’s embrace of neoliberalism and capitalist governance.

Speaking at the Conference of the Left in Boksburg, Malema said the partnership between the ANC and DA showed that sections of the ANC leadership had abandoned radical economic transformation.

“The alliance between the ANC and the Democratic Alliance was a profound ideological revelation because it demonstrates the extent to which sections of the ANC leadership have become reconciled to neoliberal governance and capitalist management,” Malema said.

The ANC boycotted the conference on Wednesday, labelling it “a coalition of negation” aimed primarily at opposing the ANC. 

Malema said that the ANC had become politically defensive as it lost support and legitimacy among working-class communities.

“It is within this context that we agree with