South Africa’s new left-wing MPs of Malema`s Economic Freedom Fighters party (EFF)attended their first parliamentary session dressed as maids and miners.
The women were clad in red coats and aprons, and the men overalls and hard hats, this was meant to show how they would represent interests of workers.
Malema`s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has 25 MPs in the 400-member parliament elected on May 7.
The just ended election in South Africa was the first one being contested by EFF under Malema who formed the party in 2012..
A total of 6% of the vote was won by EFF after campaigning on a promise to partially nationalise mines and seize white-owned farms.
EFF members were sworn into Parliament on Wednesday as EFF promised the people it would push ruling ANC to implement radical policies.
Other MPs wore traditional suits and fancy dress and outside Parliament members of Malema`s EFF MPs sang and danced around the bronze bust of Nelson Mandela.
The ANC won the election with 62% of the vote, followed by the centre-right Democratic Alliance (DA) with 22%.
President Jacob Zuma is expected to be inaugurated for a second term at a public ceremony on Saturday.
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