Tag: EFF

South Africa’s ANC Support Slips; Leftist EFF Backing Slumps

(Bloomberg) — Voter support for South Africa’s ruling African National Congress slipped further before next month’s election, a new opinion poll showed, with the leftist Economic Freedom Fighters leaking votes to a new party backed by former President Jacob Zuma. Most Read from Bloomberg The ANC has the support of 40.2% of voters, pollster Ipsos […]

South Africa Investors Shouldn’t Fear Left Tilt, EFF Head Says

(Bloomberg) — Julius Malema, leader of South Africa’s leftist Economic Freedom Fighters, says he can offer investors something the country’s current rulers lack: clarity, consistency and transparency. Most Read from Bloomberg The EFF is vying to boost its sway in the May 29 election in which the ruling African National Congress may lose its national […]

South Africa’s Leftist EFF Angles to Join Government After Vote

(Bloomberg) — The leftist Economic Freedom Fighters, South Africa’s third-largest party, expects no outright winner to emerge from next month’s elections, and is positioning itself as a king-maker to determine who next runs the country. Most Read from Bloomberg The EFF, which wants land to be expropriated without compensation and for all mines to be […]