EFFMarch: Name and shame MPs who don't pay electricity, says Malema at EFFEskomMarch
Thousands of EFF supporters took to the streets and marched to Eskom's head offices in Megawatt Park, Sandton, on Friday. The pouring afternoon thunderstorm did not deter their eagerness to arrive at the destination and handover a memorandum of demands to Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter.Malema said it was time for South Africans who could afford to start paying for electricity.
EFF members marched through the rain, scotching sun and thunder from Sandton to Megawatt Park. Picture: Simphiwe Mbokazi / African News Agency The EFF sees the government's desire to work with IPPs as growing reliance which could hamper Eskom's future.
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