2016 - Mogoeng ruling

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng led the court in declaring on February 9, 2016, that Zuma had violated the constitution and that he had 60 days to follow the recommendations of the then Public Protector Thuli Madonsela at the time. This paved the way for the setting up of the Zondo Commission into State Capture.

2018 - Land

A motion to amend the Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation was filed by the EFF on February 27, 2018.

There were 241 votes in favour of the proposal, only the ACDP, Congress of the People, Freedom Front Plus, and DA opposed it.

2019 - Dominant on campuses

The EFF Student Command, the party's student wing, demonstrated its increasing power ahead of the 2019 general elections by winning significant victory in SRC elections at a number of campuses, notably the University of Cape Town (UCT), in 2018.

2021 - Nkandla Tea

In February 201. Zuma and Malema meet in Nkandla for the infamous Nkandla Tea. At the time, few details were revealed publicly about the meeting, but it has since come to light that the EFF leader had sought to persuade the former state president to co-operate with the Zondo Commission in the best interest of the country.

The meeting had also brought the old foes together, and soon after, Zuma allies started slowly joining the ranks of the EFF. The likes of Carl Niehaus, Mzwanele Manyi, Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Magasela Mzobe, would join the ranks of the EFF and would land jobs in Parliament as MPs.

Former EFF chairperson Dali Mpofu soon became Zuma’s lawyer on high profile matters after the meeting. He was part of the EFF delegation and he would later become one of the prominent EFF members to dump the EFF for the MK Party.

2020 - Winnie Mandela School

Malema and the EFF have promised to build the Winnie Mandela Combined School in Alexandra, a school that would be built and named in honour of the Struggle hero Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

Malema said the EFF had acquired land to build the school back in April 2020 and that the promised state of the arts school would accommodate academically brilliant pupils from poor backgrounds, those children who had lost their parents to the HIV/Aids scourge and the poorest of the poor.

He said the school would have the "best sporting facilities" and said they would hire highly qualified teachers to the school. He also said the school would have an independent board of trustees. The school has yet to materialize.