<p>Controversial Limpopo EFF councillor Anthony Matumba is to be sworn in as an MP. Matumba is alleged to be the person behind a fake Twitter account @Tracy Zille , which was used to spread disparaging, racist and hateful comments.</p>
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An Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) councillor who is accused of spreading hateful comments via a fake Twitter account is now in higher office after his party bosses paved the way for him to become a member of Parliament. Anthony Matumba, a former councillor who hails from the Makhado Local Municipality in Limpopo, is alleged to be the person behind the fake Twitter account "@Tracy Zille", which was used to spread disparaging, racist and hateful comments.