A new political party, styled along the lines of controversial South African politician Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has been launched in Namibia.
The new political formation called the Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) has even aped Malema’s red berets and features the same logo as the EFF, which in May gained over one million votes in the South African general elections.
The EFF has 25 seats in that country’s parliament, making it the third biggest party in South Africa.
The launch of the NEFF yesterday came months after Malema’s party indicated to Namibian Sun that the youth firebrand was set to visit Namibia and several other African countries to meet with local like-minded political formations.
NEFF ‘commander-in-chief’ Epafras Mukwiilongo confirmed they had been in South Africa for three weeks, where they met with Malema and his team, before launching their party yesterday at Hosea Kutako International Airport.
With just about five months to go before the general elections, the NEFF now aims to register with the Electoral Commission of Namibia so it can take part…
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