‘We will take this city‚’ EFF members vow ahead of Malema's visit to Ekurhuleni

27 July 2016 - 14:05 By Penwell Dlamini

Tembisa residents had started to gather outside Maoke Park in Tembisa‚ Ekurhuleni on Wednesday morning.Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members braved the cold weather to listen to commander-in-chief Julius Malema.In Pictures: Tornado-hit Tembisa picks up the piecesResidents of Tembisa have started picking up the pieces after a tornado swept through the area on Tuesday afternoon, damaging buildings and displacing 400 people. Malema is on an election campaign in Ekurhuleni‚ the city that is still in shock after a tornado battered parts of Tembisa on Tuesday. A truck played struggle songs as EFF members came dressed in their famous red outfits.I saw the wind going round and round: Tembisa tornado victimResidents of Winnie Mandela township in Tembisa are picking up the pieces and rebuilding their homes in the wake of the devastating tornado that ripped through the area on Tuesday. "We wiĺl take this city‚ no matter what‚" said one of the members outside the park.– TMG Digital..

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