‘Respond to their insults on the ballot’: EFF criticises Majodina’s treatment of man with a disability
EFF says ANC leaders appear to be frustrated with the public after a video of Minister Majodina hurling insults at a man at a community meeting went viral on social media.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have criticized the treatment of a man with a disability by ANC leader Pemny Majodina. Majodina, a senior figure in the ANC women's league and a minister of water and sanitation, was captured on camera verbally abusing a resident of Kouga, a town in the Eastern Cape, during a community meeting.
The incident occurred after Majodina urged attendees to vote for the ANC in the upcoming local government elections. The EFF spokesperson, Thembi Msane, stated that the latest video demonstrates that the party has lost touch with ordinary South Africans. Msane noted that ANC leaders appear to be frustrated with the public and avoid accountability.
She pointed out that Majodina's attack followed another instance where Johannesburg's executive mayor insulted and threatened a resident in Soweto, referring to them as an individual whose contributions to community engagement were "tantamount to faeces." The EFF and other parties have vowed to report Majodina's behavior to parliament's ethics committee.
Msane emphasized that public representatives must conduct themselves with high levels of restraint, morality, humility, and respect for their office, as they serve citizens. She urged South Africans to vote for leaders who will not insult them and hold them accountable on the ballot on November 4, 2026, for issues such as water, electricity, safe roads, and safe communities.
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