‘Deserting the EFF is an assassination attempt’: Malema

EFF leader Julius Malema has described desertion of the party at this critical moment as an “assassination attempt”.The statement comes amid a mass exodus of high-profile members, including Floyd Shivambu, Dali Mpofu, Mzwanele Manyi and Busisiwe Mkhwebane, who have all joined Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP).The latest departure from the EFF is founding member Alfred Motsi, who has also joined the MKP.Malema made the remark during the EFF’s Gauteng general assembly on Sunday.“We must register today and for the future generation to remember the deserting of the EFF at…