What's up Malema's sleeve?

Developments leave many questioning true intentions of key players, says expert.

- Eric Naki

The move by former EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu and former party MP Mzwanele Manyi to join uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party is nothing but part of a plot by the two parties to undermine the government of national unity (GNU), experts say.

But, according to these experts, the ultimate objective is to establish a bulwark strong enough to oust President Cyril Ramaphosa and to disrupt the status quo.

But they believe it will fail. By letting its members join MK, the EFF is subtly aiming to use MK as leverage to revive its dwindling fortunes and regain political traction in future, says political analyst and heritage expert Dr Fumene Tsibani.

He added the two parties planned to combine forces to build a wall against the GNU and the Ramaphosa-led ANC.

Politics, public administration and economics scholar Mlungisi Gongqa said any effort by MK and EFF, which he called extremists, was aimed at undermining the dignity of the GNU and to portray it as not genuine.