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South Africa&#;s radical opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), appears to be on a downward spiral after another high-profile member defected to ex-President Jacob Zuma&#;s party.

Dali Mpofu, an advocate and former EFF chairperson, told local media that after much &#;soul-searching&#; he had decided to join uMhkonto weSizwe (MK), or Spear of the Nation.

&#;I believe it [MK] is the vehicle which will achieve the much needed black and progressive unity,&#; he said.

Led by the firebrand Julius Malema, the EFF had strong support among South Africa&#;s burgeoning young population frustrated with the slow pace of political and economic reforms since the end of the racist system of apartheid in

But the EFF suffered a major setback in the May general election when, instead of achieving its goal of rising from the country&#;s third biggest party to second, it dropped to fourth.

It lost support to MK, in the first election the party contested after its formation last yea