The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has said that the African National Congress (ANC) has abandoned its role as a liberation movement in Africa and has become an instrument of White Supremacy.
The EFF said this in a statement released by its National Spokesperson, Leigh-Ann Mathys, on Sunday night in response to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the new members of parliament.
The statement read, “The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has noted the announcement by Cyril Ramaphosa of what is essentially an ANC-DA cabinet, confirming our longstanding view that the “government of national unity” (GNU) was nothing but a smokescreen for the ANC to secure a predetermined grand coalition with the racist DA.
“It is even more concerning that this cabinet has been increased and bloated, signalling more pressure on taxpayers to allow for the accommodation of racists and their policies in high positions of power.
“The announcement by Cyril Ramaphosa confirms that the ANC has abandoned its historical role as a liberation movement in Africa, and has solidified its role as an instrument of white supremacy, and domestic and global capital on the continent. By gifting the DA six (6) ministerial posts, and six (6) deputy ministerial roles, on-top of the position of Deputy Speaker of Parliament, the ANC has surpassed the compromises they made in 1994.
“These positions mean that racists are poised to implement regressive and neo-liberal policies that will entrench market-fundamentalism and profit maximisation by the corporate and financial sector, at the expense of the poor black majority. At a policy level, it is inexcusable to give racists control and influence in sectors such as Agriculture, Trade, Finance, Education, Energy and Infrastructural Development, when they have exhibited that where they govern, they prioritise the interests of the white minority.”
The EFF also accused the other GNU members of being “glorified spectators” who legitimize the ANC’s alleged pact with racists and their political agenda, influenced by powerful families like the Oppenheimers and Ruperts. The statement claimed that the EFF’s decision to avoid joining this coalition was vindicated, as it believes the ANC has betrayed its historical mission.
“The EFF long cautioned that the massive investment by the Oppenheimer families in organisations such as the DA and IFP was to capture South Africa’s democratic project and subvert the marginal gains made since 1994,” the statement continued. It warned that this subversion had now reached its culmination, distorting South Africa’s political landscape through funding.
Calling on all South Africans, the continent, and global allies, the EFF urged recognition of what they describe as South Africa’s transformation into a right-wing enclave, incapable of meaningful change or challenging global capital, imperialism, and ethnic genocide due to its alliance with perpetrators of injustice.
The EFF affirmed its commitment to fighting capitalism, racism, corruption, and poverty, vowing to lead a new revolution against the ANC-DA coalition. “We will remain an effective opposition, whose sole responsibility will be to undermine the backward policy advancements of the ANC-DA grand coalition at all levels of government and on the picket lines.”
Ozioma Samuel-Ugwuezi
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