THE FUSE

South Africa’s political theater reached a fever pitch as Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema launched yet another blistering attack on President Cyril Ramaphosa, this time framing the president as both a historical collaborator and a constitutional failure. Speaking with characteristic rhetorical fire, Malema accused Ramaphosa of betraying the liberation struggle’s legacy, labelling him a “collaborator” who prioritised personal gain over the emancipatory promises of 1994 . The verbal assault, which invoked Nelson Mandela’s memory and questioned Ramaphosa’s anti-apartheid bona fides, represents the latest chapter in a bitter personal and political rivalry that has come to define South Africa’s opposition politics .