OPINION - Despite his strong academic and political resume, recent shifts including his removal from key leadership roles, my opinion is that Floyd Shivambu needs to take a break or completely retire from politics just to save his credibility.

He is a smart man, a critical thinker and a well-educated gentleman, but he has always been behind someone’s shadow.

What exactly does Floyd Shivambu Stand for?

His political trajectory started in 2004 as a Student Representative Council at the University of Witwatersrand.

He was in the ANCYL until his expulsion in 2012.

In 2013 he co-founded the Economic Freedom Fighters alongside Julius Malema and served as his Deputy until 2024.

In August 2024, he resigned from the EFF to join the uMkhonto Wesizwe Party as national organizer and Secretary-General.

Earlier this month he was stripped of all his powers from the MK party, demoted from the Secretary General position to being a member of parliament, and was left to have no voice as usual.

“Mayibuye iAfrika”

Political suicide or a rebirth?

Today (27 June) Shivambu hosts a second press conference in less than a week, this time to announce the Mayibuye Consultation Team (NCT) of the Mayibuye Consultation Process.

“As always we will use the opportunity to exercise what Amilcar Cabral taught us that as revolutionaries we should hide nothing from the masses of our people.

“Tell no lies. Expose lies whenever they are told. Mask no difficulties, mistakes, failures, and claim no easy victory….”

Shivambu says he is humbled by the responses that he has been receiving from people in all provinces and regions who are interested to volunteer and participate in the initiative.

What is his strategy?

Is Mayibuye another break away political party with the same methods and strategies he learned from the ANC, EFF and MKP?

His fall from grace within the MK starts

when he publicly clashes with the MK party leader Jacob Zuma’s favorite daughter Duduzile Zuma.

Who does that?

He has gone from being a man of honor to insulting people and accusing them of being drug addicts.

He has gone as far as visiting Malawi to seek miracles from a pastor who has been accused of being a “a fake prophet”

He is acting out of character…

Please, give that man a hug. He is going through a lot.