The Economic Freedom Fighters have accused the African National Congress of hijacking the renaming of William Nicol Drive to Winnie Mandela Drive.
that the EFF had always supported the proposal to name the stretch of road after Mama Winnie.
As you know, it has been the EFF that has been elevating her name. Even the headquarters of the EFF is Winnie Madikizela Mandela, and also the CIC has tabled a motion in Parliament to rename Cape Town [International Airport]," said Tshwaku. The EFF member said the party was surprised that the ANC wanted to hijack the renaming because the ruling party had tainted her name. Tshwaku emphasised that it was the EFF's idea."Wasting a lot of money on unnecessary things. That money could have been better spent elsewhere."@epitomic_chris said:"How about you launch some basic services like steady electricity and water supply instead of wasting money on this pointless virtue signalling? Waste of money as usual.
The Johannesburg Metro Police Department said a petrol container was being transported on a trailer, which dislodged from the vehicle. The container landed on the freeway before exploding. reported that the roadway has since been closed in both directions as clean-up operations continue. The incident left many citizens concerned. However, emergency services were on the scene.
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