South Africa: Malema-Shivambu brotherhood is over, public spats show that the

The gloves are off and the brotherhood is over. EFF leader Julius Malema and his longtime friend Floyd Shivambu, who recently joined the MK party, are now engaged in public spats, marking the end of their friendship. Two recent public speaking events have shown that the relationship between Malema and Shivambu has reached a new low.

A week ago, during a well-handled breakup, Shivambu read a polite resignation letter which he had sent to the EFF’s leadership. Accepting the resignation,…