WATCH: EFF AND ANC FACE OFF AT RAND SHOW!

The EFF and the ANC faced off on Tuesday at the Rand Show at the Nasrec Expo Centre in the South of Johannesburg.

Just as former President Thabo Mbeki was pledging his support for the ANC in the upcoming elections at the ANC Pavillion at the show, the EFF commander in Chief Julius Malema hit the stalls engaging the public and business owners who were showcasing their products at the show.

Malema said he felt that it was important to hit the show to support small business owners and just get boots on the ground for the EFF and engage people and convince them to vote EFF in the upcoming elections.

Addressing the media Malema said that MPs who've come up accusing him and Floyd Shivambu of abusing the funds are bitter, that they are either not on the list or didn't make it high enough.

Malema said that journalist is free to have a look at their books and decide for themselves whether there has been wrongdoing.

Malema said that they are not going to be going into elections with the DA. "I don't imagine myself sitting with Mmusi Maimane again on the same table after he accused us of stealing VBS even though there's no such evidence," Malema said.

Malema said that they are open to working with the ANC on possible coalitions.

Malema also admitted that they have been struggling to secure the crucial female vote.

He said though the party has progressive views on female issues and the LGBTIQ community, they have been struggling to get the vote.

He said they are working on finding out what women have to say about the EFF.

“We are trying to learn as to what is the problem voter of the female voter when it comes to the EFF. We are conducting our own internal research to find out what the females are saying about the EFF,” Malema said.