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Malema encourages supporters to continue to occupy vacant land during Siyabonga rally in Limpopo

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EFF leader Julius Malema has encouraged his supporters to continue to occupy vacant land. Malema was speaking during the Siyabonga rally in Taueatsoala village outside Mokopane in Limpopo.
The campaign forms part of the party’s efforts to register one million members before the next general elections.
Malema used the opportunity to accuse the government of corruption.
Though the party has done well in the Mokopane area, it has lost two seats in the Mogalakwena municipality.
Provincially, the party has lost seats in various municipalities. This has prompted its leader to disband the provincial and regional structures. They have been replaced by an interim structure.

Addressing supporters and members, Malema said people must occupy vacant land. “You must never get weary of occupying the land, go on and occupy the land, the land is ours, don’t be weary until we get our heritage, white people don’t have land so this is our land, they stole it from our forefathers.”

Speaking about South Africa’s recent loan to the World Bank, Malema accused the government of corruption.

“They said they have R5 billion. When we ask where is the money they say the money is no more. You cannot spend R5 billion in one day. They could have taken that money and given it to our people, the money could have been used to build a hospital, there is no new hospital built.”

EFF ward councillor at Taueatsoala village, Rassi Maepa, echoed Malema’s sentiments on land occupation.

“The name of the village is Elandsbosch 404LR, it’s behind the village where we no longer have land for residents. So as much as we don’t have land for residents, we are going to occupy the land because in South Africa today, there is no longer processes because we gave parliament processes so that is not happening. We are going to occupy the land as residents of Taueatsoala and surrounding villages so that we distribute the land to our people equally.”

A resident says they resort to land invasion as there is no longer space for the expansion of their village.

“We were looking for a place to stay, we found land on the farm and occupy it so that our children might have a place to stay. I was arrested because of occupying land, we went to court but after 8-months they told us that our case was withdrawn.”

The EFF is set to continue its bid across the country to obtain one million registered party members.

EFF president Julius Malema addresses the Siyabonga Rally in Waterberg, Limpopo: 

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