Malema Tells ANC To Sacrifice Ramaphosa — EFF, MK, SACP Unity Deal Now On Table

After Cyril Ramaphosa’s resignation from the Union Buildings, Julius Malema stood on a platform in Johannesburg on Friday and boldly declared that a grand left coalition was necessary, sending shockwaves across alliance structures nationwide.

In a message to his followers, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader stressed the critical importance of a governing coalition involving the ANC, the uMkhonto we Sizwe Party, the South African Communist Party (SCP), and the EFF. According to Malema, the ANC has to make a choice: be loyal to one man or take a chance at reclaiming dominating national power. The only person standing in the way of this agreement is President Ramaphosa. He insisted that the sacrifice had been made out of strategic necessity and not out of shame.

No official response had been given by either the Presidency or the ANC’s national executive committee as of the article’s publication. The question of whether the party had received any overtures directly was refused by Alex Mohubetswane, an official from the SACP. Nhlamulo Ndhlela, national spokesman for the MK Party, did not agree with Malema’s specific demand regarding the president, but he did say that the party was still willing to talk coalitions.

The idea’s impetus comes from frustration with the actions taken by the Government of National Unity following the May 2024 general elections, in which the ANC suffered its first legislative majority loss in 30 years. On multiple occasions, Malema has characterised the GNU—founded with the support of the Democratic Alliance—as philosophically opposed to redistributive reform. With the city council elections just around the corner, he is carefully shifting his support to a coalition that leans left.

An elderly woman donning a red beret stood patiently outside the venue for three hours, her weathered leather shoes firmly planted on the asphalt, as the midday sun beat down on Johannesburg. She was seeking answers regarding her eviction notice from Tembisa; she wasn’t there for the show. This demonstrates that the people attending these lectures are dealing with problems that will not go away no matter how much they negotiate alliances.

It is unclear if Ramaphosa will voluntarily step down or if the current situation is a public relations stunt to damage the ANC’s internal cohesion before 2026. Families residing in Buffalo City, Ekurhuleni, and Mangaung community halls are finding that rearranging furniture isn’t sufficient. Whether any of these categories can remember their names when voting starts will be the real test.

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