EFF will close schools if govt doesn’t do so in 7 days – Malema
EFF leader Julius Malema has threatened that his party will close schools if the government proceeds with its plan to reopen them.
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Postpone local government elections to save lives – Julius Malema
EFF leader Julius Malema says holding local government elections in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic could result in loss of lives.
EFF to introduce bill in Parliament to cancel all student debt
EFF says it will present a Students’ Debt Cancellation Private Member’s Bill in Parliament “to ensure the cancellation of all student debt.”
South Africa should provide COVID-19 vaccines to ‘all of Africa’ – Malema
Malema vowed that the EFF’s support for Africa and Africans around the world will “never be shaken by the so-called ‘Put South Africa First'” movement.
Malema wants to ‘have tea’ with Zuma ‘urgently’ as ConCourt controversy rages
Julius Malema’s wish may well come true after Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile Zuma, asked him what type of tea he drinks.
ActionSA invites opposition parties to new ‘engagement platform’ – but leaves out EFF
Herman Mashaba has invited opposition political parties to an “engagement platform” – but has made clear that EFF is not welcome.
Mashaba lays complaint against Malema for ‘creative way’ remark to foreign nationals
Herman Mashaba says Julius Malema breached his oath of office as an MP when he urged foreign nationals to “find a creative way” of entering South Africa.
IN QUOTES | Malema on postponing local govt elections, borderless Africa, extending SRD grant
EFF leader Julius Malema commented on a wide range of issues during his press conference. Here is a summary of what he said in quotes.
ANC NGC discussion document slams EFF’s ‘dictatorship of minority’ in Parliament
The ANC says the EFF’s “pseudo-political militancy” in Parliament has “subverted the very meaning of democracy – the rule of the majority.”
Nationalising Reserve Bank would discourage investments in SA economy – Treasury
EFF leader Julius Malema initiated a private member’s bill in Parliament in 2018 to nationalise SA Reserve Bank, but Treasury has strongly opposed it.