Black people must stand up for South Africa: EFF marcher

09 February 2016 - 15:12 By Shenaaz Jamal

Originally from Limpopo‚ the mother of one says she believes President Jacob Zuma “caused a mess” by extending his Nkandla‚ KwaZulu-Natal‚ house with taxpayers money and EFF supporters are here to make him pay.“I'm a from a Black Consciousness background and I believe in black people standing up for themselves and their country‚” Maiwashe said.“The EFF is the only party that preaches what (Steve) Biko stood for.”A freelancer in the entertainment industry‚ working in Gauteng‚ she said the most important thing was to disable the African National Congress in the country and to make sure the ruling party’s municipal votes do not exceed 50% when the elections are held later this year.“The local government elections are important because we want to see the end of the ANC and I think their blunders are going to show through the elections. I don’t see them coming back in force‚” she said...

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