EFF says Ramaphosa’s appeal to halt retrenchments is nothing but ‘electioneering and desperation’

Johnathan Paoli

THE EFF has called out President Cyril Ramaphosa on his recent call through the Presidency asking big-business to delay the planned resignations, due to, among other things, the ongoing energy crisis, collapsed logistical infrastructure and rising levels of crime.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Red Berets said the requested delay in retrenchments had nothing to do with the development or implementation of a plan to make business operations in South Africa less hostile, but rather a request rooted in electioneering and desperation.

“It is nothing but a delay tactic, that seeks to postpone retrenchments until after elections, to avoid the impact they may have on the ANC’s prospects at the polls,” the statement read.

The EFF said that the ruling party had no believable or verifiable plan to end the energy crisis, to fix railway infrastructure or to curb crime and corruption.

The party maintained that the