- EFF leader Julius Malema kicked off the party's election campaign in the Western Cape on Thursday.
- Malema wasted no time in criticising the ANC and DA's governance - nationally and provincially.
- Unemployment and housing were some of the issues residents raised during his visit.
EFF leader Julius Malema has told residents of Kayamandi in Stellenbosch the party would expropriate land in the Western Cape if it comes to power.
Malema kicked of the party's election campaign in the province on Thursday, just 10 days before residents are expected to cast their votes.
Kayamandi residents came out in their numbers for the rally.
The area has been plagued for years by problems such as unemployment and a lack of housing.
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Residents told Malema of some of the issues they faced on a daily basis, saying they did not have toilets, access to residential waste collection services and proper housing.
Malema wasted no time in criticising the ANC and DA's governance - nationally and provincially.
[IN VIDEO ??]CiC @Julius_S_Malema tells the community of Khayamnandi in Stellenbosch that land expropriation without compensation will start in Western Cape because this is where the land thieves started.#LandAndJobsManje #VoteEFF pic.twitter.com/5dbfvPGI4v
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) October 21, 2021
"Stellenbosch is a racist town and we want to change it. They are very scared of the EFF; we will change this place for the better - for all. The EFF wants everyone to stand together as one," he said.
Malema added there were no running water and flushing toilets in the area.
He lashed out at the ANC and DA for not supplying adequate toilets and housing to those who lived in informal settlements.
"Only animals don't have running water or flushing toilets. The DA and ANC treat us like animals. We need electricity and we should not wait for housing or electricity. Our people need electricity now," Malema said.
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In the 2016 municipal elections, the DA received a majority of 30 seats on the council.
Malema claimed once the EFF was voted into power it would expropriate land, starting in Stellenbosch.[VIDEO ??]: We are in Kayamnandi in Stellenbosch one of the richest municipalities yet Blacks live in Shacks. Every EFF municipality will re-zone all informal settlements within its jurisdiction into formal settlements and provide them with water, electricity, and sanitation. pic.twitter.com/CY0xkFRY2I
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) October 21, 2021
"These white farms belong to us. We want all our land, it's ours. And when we take over South Africa and the expropriation of land we will start here. We must take our land here."
He also used the opportunity to take a swipe at lobby groups and political parties who are calling for the Western Cape to be an independent state.
"We have useless people saying they want Western Cape [to] be on its own. It belongs to Africa. It belongs to everyone."
At the end of his address, Malema promised a female supporter the party would buy her a house.
"We will buy her a house and accommodate her," he said.
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