EFF denies spurring on ‘illegals’ to enter SA
THE EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu has dismissed claims that the party advocated for illegal immigrants to enter the country illegally.
Shivambu was clarifying a statement by party leader Julius Malema that foreign nationals should find creative ways to get into South Africa.
He said the EFF believed everyone in the country must be documented but that did not mean those who did not have proper documentation should be ill treated.
“We need to have a legislative framework that protects everyone who’s in SA, whether they are here lawfully or unlawfully. We cannot treat immigrants in a sub-human way,” the EFF deputy president said.
On the upcoming elections, EFF’s second-in-command was confident his party would garner more votes than in the past.
Shivambu said the EFF had seen phenomenal growth in all regions.
Furthermore, he said as an organisation, they were not shaken by the establishment of MK Party.
“We have never lost any member of the EFF to the MK Party. We are not affected by the MK Party and I don’t think it will displace us.”
The party had previously said that when this year’s elections results are announced, the EFF would emerge as the second biggest party.
Late last year, Shivambu said the party would have representation in all voting districts and stations across the country in order to change the political landscape.
The party, he said, would be targeting first-time voters and wanted registered voters to confirm that they appeared on the voters roll.
“So now we’re just verifying that all the provinces, the regions, have established branch elections task forces.”