Malema promises free basic services for SASSA beneficiaries under EFF government
EFF president Julius Malema says children from SASSA-beneficiary households and those attending no-fee schools should not be required to pay registration or tuition fees at institutions of higher education under an EFF government.
Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), promised that if his party gains power, they will provide free basic services like electricity and water to SASSA beneficiaries. The EFF made this pledge during a campaign for local government elections scheduled for November 4th. Malema argued that high electricity prices and profit-making by companies like Eskom are unjust, as access to electricity should be a basic right.
He compared the situation to apartheid-era racial exclusion, where blacks were deprived of electricity due to their skin color. Malema emphasized that government departments should share information and automatically identify SASSA beneficiaries to exempt them from paying for basic services, eliminating the need for them to repeatedly prove their financial circumstances.
He also criticized registration fees at universities and other institutions of higher education, urging that children from poor households, including those from SASSA beneficiaries and no-fee schools, should not have to pay these fees.
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