Zuma too old, Papa Penny a clown: Malema urges KZN voters to ditch MK
'We are calling for a job-seeking allowance for unemployed youth of nothing less than R1,500 every month. If you can prove to government that you're a young person and looking for a job, you must be paid because creating employment is the job of the government,' he said.
'It is very expensive to look for a job. You must have money to print CVs and [to pay for] taxi fares to and from interviews. Therefore we want to be paid to look for a job in South Africa.'
The EFF also announced that it was already in full campaign mode for next year's local government elections after suffering losses in the 2024 polls. KZN is one of the provinces where the party lost support, plummeting from 10% to just 2% and reducing its provincial legislature representation. It has also performed poorly in most by-elections, which ultimately led the party to reconfigure its provincial leadership structures last month.
Provincial chairperson Mongezi Twala called the reconfiguration a 'necessary revolutionary correction' and said they didn't see it as punishment but a 'political rescue mission' that embraced discipline.
Malema said the party is moving on from the 2024 losses and looking forward to the next elections.
'We cannot continue to mourn about losing the elections last year. That was a lesson — it belongs in the past [and] we must fight now. Stop giving apologies, provincial chair. It is done and we are now fighting forward. No one can defeat people who are determined to achieve their freedom in their lifetime,' he said.
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