HE HAS just landed from a soiree trip in Ibiza with the ‘mafia’ Mazzoti family and upon landing, he’s proving his mettle.
Yes, Julius Malema, the leader of Economic Freedom Fighter’s EFF, has promised to put brakes on the economy of the country, as they plan a massive national shutdown.
According to Malema, who addressed reporters on Thursday, indicated the shutdown is a message that will be directed to government for failing to protect citizens who are at the mercy of criminals, ailing economy and loadshedding amongs others.
“It is almost two months since the murder of Hillary Gardee, the police have not provided a solid and formidable case as to what happened and for what purpose. Young children died in a tavern in East London, there is still no sound reason to what exactly happened.
“Fifteen people were massacred with automatic rifles in Soweto a week ago and police have not provided a sound explanation as to what exactly happened. All this shows that we are slowly degenerating into a lawless state, a banana republic where criminals can do as they please without any consequences. Our people are not safe and the government is nowhere to protect them,” Malema said.
He also took aim at President Cyril Ramaphosa and said the shutdown will also call for his resignation.
Malema said Ramaphosa’s administration failed the people of SA with high unemployment, lawlessness and lack of accountability.
“The EFF will also form part of all the progressive formations of SA to embark on a national shutdown which will seek to remove Ramaphosa from office. The nature of the shutdown which the EFF will partake in will not be candle-holding and white-flag type of a shutdown.
“It will be a shutdown that must communicate to the sitting government that enough is enough. We cannot fold our arms and do nothing when our country is being sold to the dogs,” Malema said.
Malema also plans to lobby other political parties in the National Assembly to have them vote against Ramaphosa in a motion of no confidence vote.
A fierce and red-beret boss identified the following demands:
An end to load-shedding and the immediate dissolution of the Eskom board and firing of all senior managers including the CEO and the COO;
The reduction of fuel prices to 2018 prices;
An end to privatisation of SOEs and immediate resignation of public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan;
An end to crime and the removal of police minister Bheki Cele;
An introduction of the basic income grant; and
An immediate arrest of Ramaphosa for the Phala Phala incident and promised to approach the court on the matter.
Image (EFF’s Julius Malema says the national shutdown is a wake-up call to government to ‘own up’).
