{"id":95185,"date":"2026-02-02T18:49:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/municipal-elections-will-be-victory-or-death-for-eff"},"modified":"2026-02-02T18:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:58:46","slug":"municipal-elections-will-be-victory-or-death-for-eff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/municipal-elections-will-be-victory-or-death-for-eff","title":{"rendered":"Municipal Elections Will Be Victory or Death for EFF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema believes the upcoming local government elections are a do-or-die for the party.<\/p>\n<p>After a poor showing at the 2024 national and provincial polls, the eff is looking to recover lost ground.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa is expected to witness what is likely to be the most fiercely contested municipal election in democratic history between November this year and January 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Delivering the closing remarks at the party\u2019s plenum at the birchwood hotel in Boksburg, Malema stressed the eff cannot afford a weak performance this time around.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Victory or death&#8221; &#8211; those are the words Malema used to describe what the upcoming local government elections mean to the EFF.<\/p>\n<p>Lazy party members and ineffective councillors in municipal councils are what Malema said the EFF will not tolerate ahead of this election.<\/p>\n<p>He said if the party doesn\u2019t take the upcoming municipal polls seriously, it could signal the end of the red berets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to accept that this year we have to do well or die. There comes a lot I\u2019m your life where you say I have to survive or die. We have reached the point where we must decide that Africa must be united or die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Malema says the eff has reached a stage where it no longer feels compelled to form coalitions with the African National Congress (ANC) to participate in municipal government.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the EFF will no longer back the election of ANC mayors unless the ANC agrees to accept an EFF candidate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema believes the upcoming local government elections are a do-or-die for the party. After a poor showing at the 2024 national and provincial polls, the eff is looking to recover lost ground. 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