AFRICAN EYE

Over the years I have deliberately avoided writing about the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), South Africa’s vibrant opposition party that was formed in 2013 as I felt that it was too early to measure and evaluate its achievements. The EFF is famed for its vibrancy in the South African Parliament. Not only this, they have also been credited for inciting the public to speak out against injustices that include the Marikana incident, demanding the Executive to be more democratic and transparency among other issues. The strength of the EFF has been its ability to measure the gains of post independent South Africa against those enunciated in the Freedom Charter that was adopted in June 1955.What was striking about the Freedom Charter is that it harboured the aspirations of all the diverse races in South Africa. Its preamble sought to address the more contentious issue of race given the diverse races that even make up present day South Africa. Therefore, its preamble was clear in that it s