The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are planning a national shutdown to bring awareness to problems in the public health system.
Speaking to journalists in Braamfontein on Thursday‚ EFF leader Julius Malema said the party had declared 2018 as the year of public health.
“We are going to embark on a national shutdown… Health professionals are not properly paid. Majority of them are leaving the public healthcare‚ joining the private healthcare. Those who are remaining are not properly paid. They are overworked… I’m briefed that doctors are going to go on strike because of the lack of resources‚” Malema said.
Malema said the EFF also wanted a total ban on alcohol advertising as the substance had a serious impact on society.
“Alcohol is being advertised as if it is a cool thing to have… people become gullible like that and take alcohol because they think it is a cool thing to have. We are going to push for a complete ban on alcohol advertisement‚” Malema said.
#EFFMediaBreakfast Malema: As you may know, this year we are focused on the Public Health system of our country and soon we will embark on National Shutdown.
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) May 10, 2018
He added that the party wanted to push for public clinics to be open 24 hours. Malema did not divulge what form the national shutdown would take.
Alcohol Must Fall #EFFMediaBreakfast #EFFBreakfast pic.twitter.com/X88VEcocHz
— Man’s NOT Barry Roux (@AdvoBarryRoux) May 10, 2018
#EFFMediaBreakfast Malema: Regarding the 2019 Elections Approach, we think NW, Limpopo and GP are available for grab. The ANC's influence will decline in the WC, in the EC and we doubt they will have 50%.
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) May 10, 2018
#EFFMediaBreakfast Malema: We have also been sworn into the PAP and we think the parliament should have much more than an advisory role, it must hold the AU accountable, African leaders accountable and Dictators accountable.
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) May 10, 2018
CIC @Julius_S_Malema "If you want a mall, don't vote for the EFF. The EFF will not build malls". #EFFMediaBreakfast #LandExpropriation https://t.co/XSHyMPL9di
— TYRONE MKANSI 🇿🇦 (@Tyrone_Mkansi) May 10, 2018
#EFFMediaBreakfast Malema: As the EFF, we urge all our male members to lead by example in respecting the wishes of our women. Equally we are worried about the levels of crime in South Africa. The cash in transit heists are out of control.
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) May 10, 2018
#EFFMediaBreakfast Mpofu: I just want to warn media on this Ramaphoria. The way the media is trying to portray Ramaphosa as this messiah is very dangerous. It is going to backfire. The media should not mislead our people.
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) May 10, 2018
#EFFMediaBreakfast Mpofu: We are not perfect, but we urge the media to give credit where it is due and criticise where we have not done well.
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) May 10, 2018
#EFFMediaBreakfast Malema: Ramaphosa, that coward, says at the funeral of Mama Winnie that we are going to expropriate the land. He leaves out the compensation part.
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) May 10, 2018
#EFFMediaBreakfast Malema: There was an interesting debate about StratCom; we still have remnants of apartheid in the media, in our government and in the economy. We know that there are journalists in the editorial rooms, in particularly the SABC, who were operatives of StratCom
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) May 10, 2018
#EFFMediaBreakfast Malema: In the EFF we want activists, we will not reward laziness. Two MP's were fired because they failed to launch branches. Time and again they failed to fulfil their tasks.
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) May 10, 2018
Source: Timeslive
