Malema pays tribute to gran, then slams ANC’s ‘zombified nation’

EFF leader attacks ruling party for prioritising social grants over better jobs and salaries

Julius Malema and other EFF leaders on stage during the party's rally at Orlando Stadium on Sunday.
Julius Malema and other EFF leaders on stage during the party's rally at Orlando Stadium on Sunday. (Simphiwe Nkwali)

EFF leader Julius Malema wrapped up his election campaign by delivering a moving tribute to his late grandmother, Sarah Malema, at his party’s final rally in Soweto on Sunday.

A visibly emotional Malema said his confidante meant everything to him – and then went on the attack, slamming the ANC for making South Africans dependent on social grants instead of educating them to get better jobs.

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