First Economic Freedom Fighters Students Command (EFFSC) president Mpho Morolane is the latest member that has joined the Jacob Zuma-led uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party.
Morolane’s defection was announced on Wednesday, 4 September.
EFF’S MPHO MOROLANE JOINS MK PARTY
Earlier on Wednesday, Morolane – who had been a member of the EFF for over 10 years – said that he was leaving the party “to pursue a different path”.
“It is with great difficulty that one has decided to step away from a decade-long affiliation with the Economic Freedom Fighters. My service to the organisation has been with humility, integrity and respect,” he said.
Morolane is the third prominent member to leave the EFF in recent weeks, following in the footsteps of former EFF MP Mmabatho Mokause, who announced her departure at the weekend.
Before that, EFF co-founder, deputy president and Julius Malema’s long-time friend Floyd Shivambu resigned to join the MK Party, following Mzwanele Manyi out of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela House.
Shivambu has since been appointed as the party’s national organiser while Manyi is now the MK Party’s chief whip in Parliament. Mokause’s new designation has yet to be announce by the ANC breakaway party.
After Morolane’s unveiling on X, Shivambu welcomed his fellow defector warmly.
“Welcome comrade Mpho Morolane to the MK Party. Your genuine and legitimate passion for the liberation of the black majority and Africans in particular can never be doubted.
“You’ve always been on the side of the people!” Shivambu posted on X following Morolane’s announcement.
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