By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema told residents of Ditsobotla in the North West, that their continued vote for the ANC was like an addiction to drugs because the party had shown no appetite to provide basic services.
Malema addressed a rally in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality where every ward in the area was up for by-elections on 14 December.
He used some parts of his speech to take a dig at President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala saga.
“While water is coming through your shack, your president is sleeping on a bed with dollars in cash.
“When he wakes up he sits on his couch that has dollars. If you don’t declare the money it’s equal as stealing from the people,” the EFF leader told the crowd.
“We are going to fight until Ramaphosa resigns. He will never know peace as long as he is the president of South Africa. Why aren’t you asking yourselves why is he being paid in dollars? What if Ramaphosa is a spy?
“The EFF has declared a war on Ramaphosa and I can tell you now that Ramaphosa will never finish his term of office because he is the enemy of the people.”
With residents in the area gearing up for by-elections, Malema warned the crowd not to vote for the ANC.
“On the 14th, you will leave to go and vote and before you leave, you will use the toilet that does not flush because it does not have water.
And then you say things must change. How can they change when you have not changed your own vote? On the 14th, we are going to make history and remove the ANC. We do not hate them. They are the ones who hate us,” Malema said.
Ditsobotla Municipality was disbanded this year because of poor management and political infighting in the ANC.
Residents in the area complained about water problems, and said the roads in the area were littered with potholes.
Malema’s campaign follows similar visits by Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen and ANC president Ramaphosa.