Malema visits Jabulani

Chief in Commander addressing the people.

EFF Commander in Chief (CIC) Julius Malema graced the people of Jabulani, Soweto with hope and promises. On a breezy and cloudy afternoon a hoard of EFF "Fighters"gathered next to Soweto theater as they anticipated to listen to their leader address the people. As we all know on the 3rd of August 2016 local government elections will be taking place and its more likely to see familiar faces of our politicians in the townships. Malema claimed he will go house to house in Soweto to listen to the people and respond to their problems.

Photos: Palesa Mohlamme

Young and old people were part of the crowd that waited impatiently to get a glimpse of the CIC, and when mother earth blessed us with rain, finally the man of the moment came to address the people. Residents expressed their adversities about house title deeds, lack of service delivery and dissatisfaction of the current councilor at the area just to mention a few. But I ask why don't we ever see political leaders way before elections or long after then. I hear people talking good about their leaders but where are they when we need them the most?

Residents raising their concerns

It so happens for us to be there for them when they need our votes. I guess we also should expect President Zuma to grace us with his gratifying presence. Get this though, I am not paid by a white person to write what I like. I am a child from the township and I know first hand the struggle that we face as Black people, and I get to wake up to it every morning and everyday of my life. So I know what I'm talking about. We need honest people. We need to stop fighting amongst ourselves and rather build each other for the better. We need to teach ourselves how to fish so that we can survive and sustain ourselves le sechaba sa rona.Yoh! I just got carried away there. Moreover, its heart breaking to see our politicians making meaningless promises to our elders and the youth, anger is brewing within us and its brewing bitterly and faster than expected. But who am I to judge anyway, maybe, Malema might teach us how to fish?  #MishMash