EFF turns 13: Malema seizes moment as ANC helicopter makes its presence at Thohoyandou event

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have revealed the leaders they believe can take charge of municipalities across Mzansi ahead of the 2026 local government elections.

EFF leader Julius Malema made the announcement on Saturday, 25 July, during the party’s manifesto launch and 13th anniversary celebrations at Thohoyandou Stadium in Limpopo.

The EFF leader also defended the party’s track record in municipalities where it has served in government, saying its leaders had made a real difference.

The EFF in Ekurhuleni has made sure that it gives our people dignified sanitation and water. The EFF stabilised the finances of Ekurhuleni. Once they removed our MMC in Ekurhuleni, the finances of Ekurhuleni collapsed. It is the EFF that is known for giving people houses because the EFF cares about our people. Today, Tshwane is clean, you would have mistaken it for London. The best MMC when it comes to cleaning a town comes from the EFF.

Malema then unveiled the party’s mayoral candidates for the country’s eight metropolitan municipalities.

Former Ekurhuleni Speaker Nthabiseng Tshivenga will contest Ekurhuleni, while EFF MP Omphile Maotwe has been chosen to lead the party’s campaign in Tshwane.