With the EFF’s capture of the urban electorate nearly complete, the next battle zone will be for voters in the mainly rural provinces of the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
These will be the real battlegrounds of 2024. A good showing by the EFF in these provinces, if complemented by holding the gains made in urban South Africa, should be the final nail in the coffin of the neoliberal ANC and spell doom for the ultra-right and racist “moonshot pact” which is the last stand of the forces of apartheid.
Such a double blow to the right would never have been possible without the EFF.
But how exactly has the EFF defied all logic and become the only “big three” party to consistently register growth in the past 10 years?
There is no single answer. Factors such as the radical nature of its message, the own goals scored by its opponents and enemies alike, the deliberate investment in student politics, obsession with the creation of a national footprint, a simple and consistent policy platform.
Underpinned by seven non-negotiable pillars, the symbolic meaning of the red working uniform, its unambiguous antiracism character, and unshakeable pro-poor bias, to mention a few, all combine to explain the unique growth path traced by the EFF.
It is also conceivable that the EFF may withdraw its parliamentary participation stance if the need arises.
But it is inconceivable that it will abandon the streets as a terrain of mass protest and political expression. To put it crudely, the spaces which are
EFF victories in the court educate the people about the true instrumentalist role of the courts in propping up and maintaining the status quo
Source: https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/insight/2023-07-16-effs-10-years-of-taking-the-struggle-to-the-courts/
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