Watch – Flying Too Close to the Sun(s): Floyd Shivambu, SA’s Political Icarus

Watch – Flying too close to the sun(s): Floyd Shivambu, SA’s political Icarus

Once a firebrand of the EFF, now a brief resident of Zuma’s MK party, Floyd Shivambu is re-emerging, this time with plans to launch his own political movement. But after being sidelined in yet another party power struggle, is this a comeback or just more political wandering? Marianne Thamm unpa...

Shivambu’s predatory politics – The Mail & Guardian

On 24 June, Zohran Mamdani won the New York City Democratic mayoral primary. Three days later Floyd Shivambu launched his Mayibuye consultation process, introducing what he called a national consultation team as the first step toward forming a new political party. Mamdani’s victory was the result of an impressive grassroots mobilisation — more than 50,000 volunteers knocked on more than 1.5 million doors. Neighbourhood assemblies and local coali…

“Unverified Coup Allegations Against Ex-MKP Leader Shivambu Spark Political Storm”

South Africa’s political arena has been rocked by explosive but unsubstantiated claims that former uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) secretary-general Floyd Shivambu is plotting a military coup against the government. The allegations, circulating without credible evidence or confirmation from Shivambu himself, have ignited fierce debate about their origins and credibility. The rumors gained traction after social media posts accused Shivambu of planni…

Shivambu Launches National Consultation to Shape New Political Future

Former EFF deputy leader and ex-MK Party Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu has officially launched the Mayibuye Consultation Process, a national listening campaign aimed at exploring whether South Africa needs a new political liberation movement. In an exclusive interview on Hilal TV’s Talking Point, Shivambu emphasised the process is not yet a political party, but could evolve