EFF to launch KZN local government election manifesto

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will launch its KwaZulu‑Natal provincial manifesto for the 4 November local government elections at the JL Dube Stadium in Inanda on Saturday, 19 September.

EFF leader Julius Malema is expected to launch the manifesto and outline the party’s plans for local government over the next five years.

The party says Malema will set out the EFF’s priorities for local government for the coming five-year period. The event follows intensified campaigning by political parties ahead of the local government elections.

The EFF will use the occasion to present its local‑government programme and appeal to voters in KwaZulu‑Natal.

KwaZulu‑Natal has seen a significant shift since the 2024 National and Provincial Elections. Nationally, the EFF received 9.5% of the vote and 39 seats in the National Assembly, but its support in KwaZulu‑Natal was much lower, at about 2.6% of the provincial vote.

The EFF’s provincial showing was eclipsed by the emergence of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party. The MK Party won about 45.9% of the KwaZulu‑Natal vote and secured 37 of the 80 seats in the provincial legislature. Other seat allocations in the legislature were: IFP 15, ANC 14, DA 11, EFF 2, NFP 1.

The manifesto launch at JL Dube Stadium will be one of several events as parties prepare for voting on 4 November. The EFF will use the occasion to present its local‑government programme and appeal to voters in KwaZulu‑Natal.