MBOISA 2015: Political Berets

After members of the EFF donned red berets, the ANC got in on the action ahead of the 2014 elections. It began distributing red berets emblazoned with its own party logo. Julius Malema cried foul, and so began “the battle of the red berets”.

Nominated by Chester Missing, South Africa’s puppet political analyst: “I support the way people mobilise design to their own political ends. The manner in which the colour and use of one’s hat leverages a street politics that attempts to create credibility about who has legitimate claim to represent the people's interests.