Shivambu was 'uncomfortable' with EFF's 'disruptive' behaviour in parliament
'It was not something that happened spontaneously, it's something that was planned in meetings, and I can tell you now, there was only one person who initiated those disruptions. It was not the leadership collective. That was mistaken for being the so-called militancy and radicalism.'
He attributed this behaviour to the EFF's loss in elections last year.
'We kept asking how this relates to voters on the ground or to the people who sent us here. That's why there are 600,000 fewer people who voted for that organisation; they realised they sent them to represent them, but they are grandstanding.
'The saddest thing you will see is that the younger generations who get to associate with that organisation, even in councils and legislatures, just go and disrupt for no reason and engage in violence. They think that is being revolutionary because the leader says that is being revolutionary. What kind of revolution is that when it's just being disruptive, even when it's senseless?'
He said this was one characteristic that would never define Mayibuye.
'We will engage robustly, tell the truth and claim no easy victories. We will not be disruptive for the sake of it. We won't be disrespectful and want to disrupt at any given point, even when there's an opportunity to provide leadership and guidance.'
Shivambu also took a swipe at the MK Party, saying, 'One of the things that coincidentally define Mayibuye is that it's not an ethnic organisation, and it will never be an ethnic or tribal organisation.'
He made reference to Mayibuye's leadership, saying members in top positions represent all languages in South Africa.
'That is the principle we apply in all the leadership collectives that we constitute. There will never be leadership in a province that is just one grouping of people that are leading; it'll also be reflective.'
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