ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has labelled the feud between EFF chief Julius Malema and his former deputy Floyd Shivambu a ‘fiction’.
The 2 political leaders, shaped the EFF again in 2013 and seemed to be shut pals even outdoors politics. Their frienship ‘ended’ when Shivambu left the EFF to hitch Jacob Zuma’s MK Social gathering late final 12 months. He was adopted by Advocate Dali Mpofu and some distinguished former EFF leaders.
Whereas their fallout was very a lot documented, Mbalula thinks Malema and Shivambu are nonetheless shut pals and simply enjoying the political sport.
“That’s a film we’re being subjected to. That struggle between Floyd and Julius? It’s not actual — it’s fiction. These persons are buddies. Floyd has been despatched to handle Zuma within the MK Social gathering and Dali Mpofu.
”Malema hates the ANC with a ardour, him and Floyd mixed,” he mentioned.
Malema and Shivambu not on talking phrases
Throughout a podcast session with Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, Shivambu was requested if he and Malema had been nonetheless shut. The previous EFF chief claimed that the 2 had been by no means shut, and had been solely related by politics.
“Typically this so-called brotherhood just isn’t brotherhood, it borders on gangsterism relationships. If one individual is fallacious, you’ll be able to’t name one another to order. You defend one another even when one is doing fallacious issues,” he mentioned.
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