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title: "Watch – Manifesto test: The revolution promised, the record questioned"
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  - name: "Ferial Haffajee"
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  - name: "Lerato Mutsila"
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# Watch – Manifesto test: The revolution promised, the record questioned

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By Ferial Haffajee and Lerato Mutsila · Published 19 August 2026, 20:57 SAST

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## Content

*[Watch video on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-08-19-watch-manifesto-test-the-revolution-promised-the-record-questioned/)*

The EFF is consistent on municipalities having to focus on serving the people. Good intentions, all the right words, but what does its track record reveal?

Hosted by: Lerato Mutsila and Ferial Haffajee
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