EFF open to joining GNU if DA and FF Plus exit: Malema

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the party is not opposed to participating in the Government of National Unit (GNU), provided the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Freedom Front Plus are not part of it.

His comments come after Afican National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula said the party may need to review its relationship with the DA, following the latter’s support for the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) opposition to the ANC’s bid to reinstate 181 disqualified councillor candidates, ahead of the local government elections.

Malema was speaking on Sunday in Soweto after conducting a door-to-door campaign ahead of the 4 November local government elections.

“We are not opposed to participating in GNU.

If Helen walks tomorrow, and that other one of Correctional Service, the Freedom Front, walk, we’ll go inside.

And when we go inside things are going to start happening.

Because we don’t play with power.

We get it.

We use it to benefit the black masses of our people.

And that’s what we are going to do.” LGE 2026 | EFF President Julius Malema says the party is confident of victory in the upcoming local government elections and outlines its position on the future of the Government of National Unity.

Malema is campaigning in Soweto as the EFF steps up its election campaign. https://t.co/AwBtJzRSLF — SABC News (@SABCNews) October 18, 2026 comments come after Mbalula said the party may need to review its relationship with the DA following its support for IEC