Crowd eating out of Malema’s hand
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema questioned the government's tendering system, saying it has plunged the country into a "political crisis". Photo: Independent Newspapers ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema questioned the government's tendering system, saying it has plunged the country into a "political crisis". Photo: Independent Newspapers
Don’t like your councillor’s face? If they are from the ANC, vote for them anyway.
That was the message from ANC Youth League president Julius Malema at the launch of the party’s local government elections manifesto in North West yesterday.
Malema said even if voters did not approve of a ward candidate, they should vote for the party.
He was speaking at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg.
“Even if you like the face or not, as long as next to that face is the emblem of the ANC, you must vote for that face.”
Voters were “failed by individuals, not our organisation, the ANC”, Malema said.
“When people are in power, they think they are untouchable… once they become a councillor, they think they are more powerful than the ANC, but now they will be out.”
He called on the youth to be at the forefront of the ANC’s election campaign and urged them not to support independent candidates.
Malema said the ANC wanted councillors who would work for the people.
“We don’t want councillors that use surnames to hire people. We don’t want councillors who use surnames to give RDP houses,” he said.
Malema had the crowd eating out of his hand
. Every mention of the name “Malema” by several speakers, including President Jacob Zuma, drew loud prolonged cheering from the crowd. - Political Bureau