UJohn Andile Mngxitama ngusopolitiki waseNingizimu Afrika osebenza njengomengameli weqembu leBlack First Land First kusukela ngo-Okthoba 2015. Phambilini wayeyilungu le- Economic Freedom Fighters, wasebenza njengelungu lePhalamende Likazwelonke laseNingizimu Afrika leqembu kusukela ngoMeyi 2014 waze waxoshwa ngo-Ephreli 2015. UMngxitama ujoyine i- Economic Freedom Fighters ezinsukwini zayo zokuqala ngo-2013 wabekwa endaweni yeshumi ohlwini lwabazongenela ukhetho lukazwelonke okhethweni lwangoMeyi 2014 .Ufungiswe njengoba iLungu kuSigungu Savelonkhe 21 Meyi 2014 futhi wabelwa eKomidi abhekele Wezokuthuthukiswa Kwezindawo Zasemakhaya Nezinguquko Kwezomhlaba ngoJuni 2014. Engqungqutheleni yobuholi be-EFF ngoDisemba 2014, uMngxitama wenqaba ukuphakanyiswa kwesikhundla sokuba seCentral Command Team yaleli qembu. Ube eseqala ukungaphatheki kahle ngobuholi obusha beqembu. NgoFebhuwari 2015, wasola umholi weqembu uJulius Malema nephini lakhe uFloyd Shivambu ngokwenza isivumelwano ne- African National Congress ukuqeda amalungu e-EFF ayisikhombisa. Ngo-13 Ephreli, uMngxitama waxoshwa ku-EFF futhi walahlekelwa yilungu lobulungu bephalamende ngokuya ngokwesigaba 47 (3) (c) soMthethosisekelo. Ngo-Okthoba wonyaka ofanayo, wasungula iqembu leBlack First Land First . Iqembu licabangele ukungenela ukhetho lomasipala lwango-2016 . Abazange bayibambe.UMngxitama ube ngumsekeli wezwi lomndeni wakwaGupta osenkingeni enkabeni ye- state capture eNingizimu Afrika.