No sex-for-jobs under EFF, promises Malema

30/04/2016 EFF leader Julius Malema arrive at Orlando Stadium with members of his leadership to deliver the party's manifesto at Orlando Stadium. Picture: Phill Magakoe

30/04/2016 EFF leader Julius Malema arrive at Orlando Stadium with members of his leadership to deliver the party's manifesto at Orlando Stadium. Picture: Phill Magakoe

Published May 2, 2016

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Johannesburg - Councillors wanting sex in exchange for jobs and houses will be kicked out immediately at any municipality under the control of the EFF.

This formed part of the EFF’s manifesto when party leader Julius Malema unveiled his municipal plans to more than 40 000 of his supporters at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday.

Malema, who recently ob-tained a BA degree from Unisa, committed his party to securing senior managerial positions in all EFF-controlled municipalities for men and women with suitable qualifications.

He said his party would not employ people because of their political connections, but would “consider people like Mamphela Ramphele (former Agang leader) for a job because she is jobless”.

“EFF councillors will be ex-pected to be the mother/father figure to all orphans in the wards they serve. They will make sure that there is no one in their wards who goes to bed without a bed.

“They will also assist in the burial of all poor people in their area,” Malema said. He had promised to crack the whip on errant councillors in the run-up to the manifesto launch.

“We visited Rustenburg and community members there told us their councillors were demanding sex before they could give them jobs and houses.

“It is because of that that we included it in our manifesto. Such councillors will be shown the door immediately,” he said.

All EFF-controlled municipalities would be empowered to establish housing and road agencies with the sole aim of building houses and roads at municipal level.

Malema said both those agencies must have a full staff complement paid for by the municipality and not labour broker agencies.

Malema’s manifesto was given the thumbs-up by one of his own EFF members - Melita Sebola. Sebola, 68, has been living in a shack for 25 years at Ivory Park informal settlement in Ekurhuleni.

Like many, she hoped things would change for the better in 1994 after she cast her vote for the first time, which led to Nelson Mandela becoming the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

“I joined the EFF when it was about to be five months old. I believe Julius Malema will deliver on providing a house for me and others in similar situations,” Sebola said.

She was accompanied by her adult daughters, who are also EFF members. The Sebola family, minutes after the launch of the manifesto, joined other members in committing themselves to the EFF's ideals.

Sebola was one of many who came to endorse Malema. So too did 61-year-old Joseph “Super Extra” Mikhasi, of Villa Lisa informal settlement in Boksburg.

Mikhasi joined the EFF on the day it was established almost three years ago.

He cheered when Malema said EFF-controlled municipalities would expropriate land and give it to poor people for residential and industrial purposes.

They will also assist in the burial of all poor people.

Political Bureau

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