Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has officially resigned from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).

The former party spokesperson and member of Parliament (MP) confirmed this in an exclusive interview with SABC News on Monday.

"I am leaving party politics, I believe I have made my contribution in that space,” he said.

“We don’t live in a one-party state, we are not in camps or a band. Politics in South Africa is a free activity, and party politics are not the only way to contribute to society.”

Breaking his silence months after an unstable relationship with the party and particularly leader Julius Malema, Ndlozi said he will now venture into academia and surely contribute to civil society.

This is after he made several attempts to the leadership about an investigation into claims that he was planning to leave the party and join the MK Party.

But, he said he did not receive any response from the party.

Ndlozi has admitted that his tenure with the EFF came to an end at the December convention, which caused him to decide to leave politics completely.

When Ndlozi was conspicuously absent from the party's Elective Conference in December, speculation started.

He said he was suspended for about a month and two weeks before the third National People’s Assembly (NPA) which was held in December.

The reasons were that he knew about the then deputy president Floyd Shivambu’s move to join the MK Party and also that he was suspected of working with the MKP.

“I was suspended about six weeks before the EFF conference and the suspension was unconventional in that it didn't rely on the code of conduct of the EFF summoned by its constitution.

“They claimed that I'm part of the infiltration strategy by the MK Party and the second being the fact that I knew about Shivambu’s departure,” he said.

In December, party leader Julius Malema refuted all the claims that Ndlozi was suspended.

Speaking on the future, Ndlozi said he plans to focus on community development, research and advocacy.

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