GARETH VAN ONSELEN: How Covid-19 has destroyed the EFF’s relevance

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When it comes to relevant political action in a time of crisis, a time when logic, evidence and science is needed, the EFF is missing in action

It’s been a tough month for the EFF. The party, which tends disproportionately to dominate media headlines and public debate alike, has faded away into near obscurity. Crises quickly reveal its formal power that really matters. The ANC has a lot of it, the DA has some, the EFF has none. There are only two shows in town at the moment, and the EFF isn’t one of them.

Informally, one could argue the EFF has long since punched above its weight and, thus, it wields a fair amount of informal power. But even that has, overnight, become irrelevant. No-one cares about the ideological conspiracies the EFF uses to augment its influence. It’s the coronavirus or bust. And, more importantly, its rationality and science that now hold sway. Not the antiquated, socialist ideals of Stalin or Mao.

 

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You report nonsense

EFF ya ba nyesa they are having nightmares the likes of Gareth and their ilk

Which political party got empowered by Covid-19, Gareth van onselen?

CIC is running a Tight Ship and won't be shaken by 1652 Thieves and 702 Clever blacks,we have an appointment with Black Child future .So FOKOF Bloody Racist

Not at all actually.

Why u hate EFF so much

Its clear white people have sleepless nights about our movement and let me tell you white people,we are at our homes because we dont want to infected by Covid 19 as we are about to get our land back

The Red Sea

O Tsubasa nyaope wena

I hope you're not praying for Covid-19 to penetrate only EFF members and their families. Relax bloody RACISTS, we are complying and READING...this is the better time for Fighters to Read and arm themselves with knowledge.

This is WMC bullshit. Hog wash coming from the racist GvanOnselen

Your looking for likes, Uve been irre for quite sometime, tge only way to get it is to insult the Eff

He banna...

Trying to be relevant by talking about Eff,stupid

In your dreams

The instruction from the Leadership is we must listen and respect the government during this lock down, and we are doing exactly that now come Gareth ibhunu nje and talk nonsense

Okusalayo we r still voting EFF in 2021

I give up now struu!

Is Pravin relevant now

He banna and then? 😂😂😂

Am I the only one who always prays that the EFF leadership must not fall in to a trap of any wrong doing? Hee Monna, gape these haynes are haunting them day and night. BanaBaBaloyi PeloYaBaba

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Fake news as usual

Wow. is desperate as hell.

This reminds me of a song 'We miss you Manelo where are you' We are busy reading and attending EFF BOOK CLUB. The EFFSouthAfrica office is closed as per regulations. You just had to come up with a story from home. Go out on the ground and cover LOCKDOWN STORIES Bru.

Business Day has run out of stories to run! You really are clutching at straws! Ww respect the law and have been home as per regulations! Haven’t heard or seen much of DA, but as always, you choose to try your luck with our EFFSouthAfrica ! No wonder newsrooms are retrenching!

The right headline 'How we wish Covid-19 could destroy the EFF's relevance' sies Bana ba baloi. Like it or not, we'll support and vote EFFSouthAfrica.

That is a shallow analysis from an EFF opposition politician masquerading as a journalist, nothing more; glad EFF is sticking to its programme no matter what haters says

Business day you are unti-EFF this is the time for lock down. You will see the red guys when they come Out and you will feel it too. All opposition are on lock down even your friend Gordahn his on hiding.

Really really ? La felelwa

We r busy with our book club pls! Leave us alone we educating ourselves

TeaLira12 PresidencyZA you can't tell us this article is an essential service. Garbage like this should be under lockdown. Just as the EFF has done. Respecting the lockdown rules.

But I thought EFF's relevance went out with Zuma, according to Gareth and the likes. Again, I also thought everyone is on loc.... never mind

So basically you admitting pre-Corona they were in charge?

No news here...

It's funny how white people are so obsessed about the EFFSouthAfrica and Julius_S_Malema.... They're really feeling the heat

So they are admitting EFF'S relevance proir to Covid 19? 🤣

Where do we report fake news? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Let’s enjoy the silence whiled it lasts- ommmmm

🤣🤣🤣🤣 the reaching here😷😷😷😷

EFF And there we thought nothing could!

TeaLira12 Unfortunately some of us can not read this article cause we are not subscribers and I don't comment on headlines I need to analyze the argument put forward. It would be stupid to comment on headlines without reading the article.

😆😄😄 what a JOKE!

Maybe only the ANC has a (media) platform during lockdown?

And who's the journo behind the story/analysis? Van Onselen. I guess that sums up the motive, the conspiracy & everything sinister about the article.

That is the most relevant question to ask. What happened to Julius a d the team.

Ag

u guys get bored easily

And DA? Not heard anything from them that makes sence. Might as well just sit down and keep quiet

Does this qualify as fake news 🤷🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

The same can be said about media houses/journalists who made EFF a project. They ran out of content to write about.

Nonsense article from a racist organisation and compiled by a hater of note. Of course it didn't even click in your minds that everyone is on lockdown, in fact all political parties pledged their support to the President in fighting against this Corona virus.

So quiet I could hear a pin drop, they're nowhere to be seen or heard.

KK journalistic perspective. What a waste. Not even worth your time people.

IRR BS!

It was always inevitable that the EFFSouthAfrica would become unstuck... Julius_S_Malema is the weakest link:his involvement in the Limpopo looting scandal and his opulent lifestyle was at variance with EFF Socialist aspirations.

10111, Fake news

This article is of public importance, it should be free not locked up. Please give free access.

Eish EFF is here to stay, they busy writing obituaries about EFF when infact their DA is dying slowly n painfully and EFF is growing.....keep on writing

EFF is a white man’s project that’s why

why white people are so into analysing EFFSouthAfrica like it's always strange for me because Our_DA is theirs why care about something that got nothing to do with you.

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