EFF leader Julius Malema said they are willing to put aside the political differences they may have with opposition parties for black South Africans to receive basic services such as electricity, water, flushing toilets and decent houses.
“Everybody should have piped water in each and every house. DA, ANC and EFF, put aside your differences. Let’s sign a pact that will give every South African water, electricity and a flushing toilet in the next five years.”
Malema was addressing thousands of supporters at the Kedio Car Wash in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni on Friday, 29 October.
Mosiliki section in the area was turned into a sea of red as supporters went to hear their leader’s last message before the local municipal elections on Monday, 1 November.
On the matter of basic services, Malema said: “Let this matter not be a political matter, let this matter be a matter of human rights and restoring of dignity of black people and African people.
“Why should we fight as the ANC, DA and the EFF about putting everything aside and give our people a flushing toilet, water, electricity and proper houses?”
He said he can understand the disagreement on land expropriation without compensation, but not on basic services to South Africans.
Malema also spoke to churchgoers, saying: “When they go to vote on 1 November, they must know that Moria is still closed because of the ANC.
“They must know the churches of the ANC are still closed because of the lockdowns of the ANC, only of the EFF will open the churches and let our people worship in peace.”
He also lashed out about the selective lockdown regulations that are strict on all the other gatherings, but political parties can have rallies that attract thousands of people.
“We are here in our numbers, we are mobilising and people come out to rallies in big numbers. Ramaphosa will be speaking in Soweto, addressing people in their numbers yet ZCC cannot meet in the same numbers.”
South Africans will be going to the polls to vote for the parties or independent candidates of their choice on Monday, 1 November. It has been declared a public holiday to allow people to go and vote.
