What type of freedom is this?’ – EFF leader Julius Malema

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eff leader julius malema says many south africans are still unable to celebrate real freedom malema was speaking uh yesterday at a packed soulsville arena in atriux row that’s where his party held its first rally since the covet 19 induced lockdown began just over a year ago now despite the pandemic malema has urged his party to begin campaigning ahead of the local government elections this october newsroom africa’s pilan bakari has that report what type of freedom is this one a freedom without water a freedom without houses a freedom without toilets a freedom without access to quality education a freedom without clinics and hospitals a freedom without proper roads a freedom with the highest unemployment amongst young people a freedom of poverty and hunger amongst the so-called liberated what type of freedom is this julius malema says the anc led government has failed to bring about meaningful freedom he says the failings of state-owned enterprises in the country is a typical example of a failed free state ramaphosama stop stealing our assets must stop stealing our asset we must protect our assets and the only way to protect our asset is by removing these people from power we need to take them out and the sooner we do that the better malama says government’s poor performance in delivering vaccines on time is further proof of the country still battling for freedom we want to warn certain ramapos who are going to take a very radical action if vaccine from china and russia are not allowed here they must be allowed the same way they allow every vaccine from india from america from europe let people have a choice we are not interested in their transactions and their business we are interested in saving life as far as elections are concerned the eff commander-in-chief says the party is ready despite their appeals for a postponement because of the coronavirus pandemic brahmapus i want elections bring them now even if we can bring them tomorrow even if we can bring them tonight we will defeat the anc in 20 will defeat the anc in tropic will defeat the nt any we are not scared when we negotiate politely and say guys our people are dying because of the pandemic they think we’re scared i want the red flag to fly high malama has urged his members here to register to vote and to ensure that branches are launched by the end of may he wants regions launched by the end of june and door-to-door campaigns started by july all of this well ahead of the local government elections on the 27th of october for new zoom africa channel 405 i’m billander pahadi in ottawa pretoria