NATIONAL NEWS - A tweet recently sent out by EFF MP and #FeesMustFall activist Naledi Chirwa has sparked debate over the party’s feminist identity.
In her tweet, Chirwa referenced a quote which she attributed to the party’s deputy president and the quote reads as follows: “The EFF is a feminist organisation and we are unapologetic about that.”
Numerous Twitter users, like pan-African feminist author and professor Pumla Dineo Gqola, then directly challenged Chirwa in conversation or shared their thoughts regarding her (and Shivambu’s) claims.
Various arguments were raised including the current gender split amongst EFF leadership, the party’s past treatment of female journalists and other previous acts that may not be considered feminist.
