Riyaz Patel
EFF leader Julius Malema says his party will field their own mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg following the resignation of DA Mayor Herman Mashaba last month,
Malema said the EFF wasn’t in talks with political parties represented in the Joburg council, particularly the DA and ANC.
“We reaffirm our position that the EFF will field a candidate for the mayoral position of the City of Johannesburg when the current mayor vacates his position on 27 November 2019,” Malema said.
Malema did not say who the EFF candidate would be, but said the EFF was ready to govern the City of Joburg and they wanted the DA to support their mayoral candidate instead.
“We supported the DA and it’s their turn now to support the EFF, it’s only fair. Why should we always support the white man? Why can’t the white man find it in himself to support a black man? We supported the DA and the only fair thing the DA can do is support us,” Malema said.
“We are also not talking to the ANC. If the ANC wants to come on board, it must come on board supporting the EFF… Are we not leaders who are capable to lead? We are going to field a candidate and we call upon the DA and ANC to support our candidate,” he added.
