EFF in KZN. Image screenshots via X @sihlemavuso
[Watch] ‘A circus’: EFF members brawl with security during eThekwini council meeting
‘SA requires a completely new way of handling politics’: The EFF has been criticised following a fight during an EThekwini council meeting.
EFF in KZN. Image screenshots via X @sihlemavuso
An unruly fight broke out on Tuesday at the eThekwini council meeting when the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) clashed with security personnel after the political party members were ordered to leave.
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EFF COUNCILLORS FIGHT WITH SECURITY PERSONNEL
According to IOL, the EFF had earlier demanded the city manager, Musa Mbhele, leave the meeting over allegations that the city had failed to spend R1.9 billion of a conditional grant allocated to repair infrastructure. This means that the city had to return the money to the National Treasury.
A video circulating on social media show multiple EFF members throwing punches and shoving the security guard before his colleague comes to his aid.
“It is correct that the municipality applied to the National Treasury for the rollover of unspent conditional grants of R1.88 billion, of which R1.5 billion relates to the Municipal Disaster Recovery Grant (MDRG). It should be noted that the R1.5 billion was only received in March 2023, three months before the end of our financial year, and the city was advised by Cogta that a rollover application for the MDRG is not required,” eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda said.
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REACTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
The videos have set tongues wagging on social media, with people criticising the EFF.
“Next time they will be making statements in Public condemning Gender based Violence… While they are promoting in Council People to be aware with the politicians,” said one X user.
“Why do we continue to view this as ‘acceptable’ behaviour for individuals who are supposed to be our ‘leaders’? South Africa requires a completely new way of handling politics and should begin dialectical discourse without getting emotional as below,” commented another user.
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“EFF is a party of savages and thugs. It can’t be for normal people that every council sitting, people we have to expect chaos from few individuals, totally stupid,” wrote another user.
“This is the EFF. They dont need enemies, they will destroy themselves,” another X user comment.
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