{"id":95108,"date":"2026-01-31T19:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/eff-ready-to-end-anc-ties-over-gauteng-coalitions"},"modified":"2026-01-31T19:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:58:14","slug":"eff-ready-to-end-anc-ties-over-gauteng-coalitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/eff-ready-to-end-anc-ties-over-gauteng-coalitions","title":{"rendered":"EFF Ready to End ANC Ties Over Gauteng Coalitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has warned that it may withdraw from its partnership with the African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng metros, claiming the party is being exploited.<\/p>\n<p>The two parties had been running Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni through coalition arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>The EFF said it would no longer support the appointment of ANC mayors unless the ANC agreed to back an EFF candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the party\u2019s plenum in Boksburg on Friday, EFF leader Julius Malema said the party was prepared to cut ties with the ANC.<\/p>\n<p>Malema said his party would no longer accept being treated as a backbencher, adding that the ANC could not continue making demands as though it still held a majority.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The days where the EFF supports other organisations to have mayors have come to an end. 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