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STATE OF THE NATION | Julius Malema, EFF battling for relevance with 'shutdown' stunt

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EFF leader Julius Malema leading his party's members as they stormed President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address in February.
EFF leader Julius Malema leading his party's members as they stormed President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address in February.
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The EFF's main political function is to disrupt, whether in the councils of various metropolitan municipalities, in the National Assembly, or any other public forum. And it focuses on disruption because it doesn't govern anywhere, writes Pieter du Toit. 

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