Tshwane EFF says dilapidated Showgrounds not ready to host IEC during 2024 polls

The EFF blamed the DA-led government for not maintaining the Showgrounds even though the property was inoperative since the 2021 local government elections.

TSHWANE - The Economic Freedom Fighters in Tshwane said it didn't believe the Pretoria Showgrounds would be ready to host the Independent Electoral Commission in 2024's general elections.

However, the Showgrounds have now fallen into disrepair, with infrastructure vandalised and left to decay.The property was also home to the megachurch led by Prophet Shepherd Bushiri before he fled the country amid money laundering charges in 2020. The property, which now belonged to the municipality, was turned into an illegal dumping site by residents, while weeds were left to grow tall.

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