With the 2016 Municipal Elections three months away, BusinessTech looks back on the 2014 National Elections to see where South Africa’s youngest political contender – the EFF – has the most support.<\/p>\n
The EFF entered the political arena in 2013, following its leader Julius Malema being expelled from the ANC.<\/p>\n
The party’s policies have been controversial, founded on the principals of “economic freedom” for the poor – with a strong focus on nationalisation and speeding up land-distribution. Its fundamentals lie in emancipating workers from “white capital” in South Africa, with ideals rooted in communism.<\/p>\n
The party has been a constant thorn in the side of the ruling ANC, repeatedly disrupting official proceedings<\/a><\/strong> to chide president Jacob Zuma, and, controversially, threatened violent action<\/a><\/strong> in response to government’s failure to address issues it raises.<\/p>\n In the party’s Election 2016 Manifesto<\/a><\/strong>, it has targeted corruption and service delivery as its headline goals, while repeating its established promises of land reform and economic freedom for all.<\/p>\n The 2014 National Elections were the first poll the party contested, shooting up to be the third biggest party in the country with 1.17 million votes – and its support base has only grown over the past year and a half.<\/p>\n In the 2014 election<\/a><\/strong>, the EFF had the strongest support in North West, where it managed to capture 12.53% of the vote. Rustenburg is the party’s national stronghold, where it has the most support – 22.2% of the total vote.<\/p>\n The party’s weakest province is KwaZulu Natal\u00a0–\u00a0an ANC stronghold\u00a0–\u00a0where the EFF is the fifth strongest party, behind the IFP and the NFP.<\/p>\n In that province, the EFF’s strongest district was Greater Kokstad, where it scored a maximum 4.5% of the vote.<\/p>\n Despite its small showing in KZN, the party has the weakest overall support in the Western Cape, where it couldn’t capture more than 2.7% of the vote in any single district.<\/p>\n The following table is a breakdown of where the EFF has the strongest support base in South Africa – as well as the district in each province where they had the strongest showing.<\/p>\n The 2016 Municipal Elections will be held on 3\u00a0August 2016.<\/p>\n ANC to Malema: \u2018don\u2019t say we did not warn you\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n ANC opens treason case against Malema<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Malema\u2019s utterances are treasonable \u2013 ANC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
\n Province<\/th>\n % of the vote<\/th>\n Municipality<\/th>\n % of the vote<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n North West<\/td>\n 12.53%<\/td>\n Rustenburg<\/td>\n 22.22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Limpopo<\/td>\n 10.27%<\/td>\n Polokwane<\/td>\n 16.31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Gauteng<\/td>\n 10.26%<\/td>\n Tshwane<\/td>\n 11.41%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Free State<\/td>\n 7.89%<\/td>\n Nala<\/td>\n 10.83%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mpumalanga<\/td>\n 6.15%<\/td>\n Dr JS Moroko<\/td>\n 10.08%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Northern Cape<\/td>\n 5.06%<\/td>\n Segonyana<\/td>\n 10.59%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Eastern Cape<\/td>\n 3.78%<\/td>\n Buffalo City<\/td>\n 6.01%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Western Cape<\/td>\n 2.32%<\/td>\n City of Cape Town<\/td>\n 2.72%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n KwaZulu Natal<\/td>\n 1.97%<\/td>\n Greater Kokstad<\/td>\n 4.47%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n More on the EFF<\/h3>\n