Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says South Africa’s electricity prices are exorbitant and need to be reduced.
He made the comments at the party’s provincial manifesto event at Motherwell in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape.
President @Julius_S_Malema and SG @DlaminiMarshall at Ekuphumleni old age home in Gqeberha. This is after the President addressed the provincial rallies in KZN and Eastern Cape.
The EFF cleared a R3.5 million debt the old age home owed to the municipality. #VoteEFF2026… pic.twitter.com/sLrxXWTShX
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) October 3, 2026
Malema told hundreds of supporters that should they win the November 4th local government elections in the metro, they would focus on reducing electricity prices to benefit disadvantaged communities.
“I don’t understand why electricity is so expensive because our baseline to produce electricity here in South Africa is coal, and coal is produced here in South Africa. Therefore, electricity must be affordable because it is produced here. Instead, we sell electricity to Eskom using the value of dollars, not the rand.”
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