Populism, which drives the EFF, is a double-edged sword, writes Mcebisi Ndletyana. It makes the EFF attractive to a particular constituency while repelling others, he argues.
Should the surveys be predicting a much better performance for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) than they are currently?
The latest prediction places them at less than 10%. This prediction belies what seems to be the party's permanent visibility and crowd-pulling capacity that is almost unmatched. Many people are surprised by the relatively low prediction. It falls far short of the party's public prominence.