Tshabadira Tambaii (MBA)

🚨 𝗠𝗕𝗨𝗬𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜 𝗡𝗗𝗟𝗢𝗭𝗜 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗔: “𝗚𝗢 𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗨𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗟!” 🔥 Former EFF spokesperson Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has issued a lengthy response to EFF President Julius Malema following Malema’s criticism of his decision not to vote in the 2026 Local Government Elections. Malema had publicly questioned Ndlozi’s decision to abstain, describing it as abnormal and counter-revolutionary. Now Ndlozi has turned the conversation towards Malema’s leadership and the EFF’s declining electoral support. 𝗡𝗗𝗟𝗢𝗭𝗜 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗔’𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 🗣️ “In the end, the writing is on the wall—properly displayed in percentages.” He directly challenges Malema to account for the party’s election performance, asking why its vote share has fallen so substantially. 𝗘𝗙𝗙 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 🔴 2021: 10.3% 🔴 2026: Approximately 6.2% 📉 Decline: 4.1 percentage points, or roughly 40% of its previous vote share. 𝗢𝗡 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 Ndlozi insists that his abstention was intentional and based on conscience. He argues that voting is a constitutional right, not an obligation that political leaders can impose on citizens. He says registered voters who deliberately stay away from polling stations may be expressing dissatisfaction with the political choices available to them. According to Ndlozi, refusing to vote can itself communicate a political message. 𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦 Ndlozi argues that political parties must earn electoral support through their performance rather than demand loyalty from voters. He describes the belief that leaders are entitled to people’s votes as authoritarian. 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗞𝗜 𝗘𝗫𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘 Ndlozi points to the ANC’s electoral history, arguing that Nelson Mandela’s ANC failed to win KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape in 1994, while Thabo Mbeki’s ANC won both provinces in 2004. He uses this comparison to argue that political parties can gain support through their record in government rather than relying on historical loyalty. 𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗘 𝗞𝗔𝗦𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 Ndlozi also refers to the 2014 protest campaign associated with anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils and other prominent figures. He argues that deliberately spoiling a ballot or abstaining can be a legitimate expression of political dissatisfaction. 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗔 Ndlozi ends his response by directing Malema back to the election results, arguing that the percentages themselves provide the measure of the party’s performance. 🔥 The exchange highlights a disagreement between the former EFF colleagues over voter participation, political accountability and the meaning of the party’s electoral decline. #MbuyiseniNdlozi #JuliusMalema #EFF #LGE2026 #EFFPresser