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The Economic Freedom Fighters marked its 10th anniversary at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on 29 July 2023. Guillem Sartorio/AFP via Getty Images

October 10, 2023

Economic Freedom Fighters became South Africa’s third largest political party in just 10 years. What’s behind its electoral success

Ongama Mtimka, Nelson Mandela University and Gary Francis Prevost, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University

Opinions differ widely about the true character of the EFF and what it really stands for since it gained seats in parliament in 2014.

South Africans queue to vote in the 2021 local government elections in Centurion, Tshwane, Pretoria. GCIS/Flickr

November 4, 2021

South Africa’s ANC dips below 50%. But opposition parties fail to pick up the slack

Keith Gottschalk, University of the Western Cape

The election results raise the real possibility that the ANC could be looking at another defeat in the 2024 general elections.

The Economic Freedom Fighters’s campaign emphasises national issues. EFE-EPA/Nic Bothma

October 29, 2021

South African local government elections: why a great deal hangs on the outcome

Dirk Kotze, University of South Africa

The 2021 election will define for citizens important aspects of South Africa’s political future. What is the governing ANC’s future, and what was the impact of President Ramaphosa on this election?

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