Cape Town — Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, has revealed in an interview that he does not know the price of a loaf of bread.
The leader of the red berets was left red-faced when he admitted he did not know the price of bread in South Africa. He appeared on Cape Talk in an interview with Lester Kiewit and a snippet of the interview was uploaded to X.
“I promise to ask every political leader at the beginning of this election campaign to ask every political leader what it’s like to be a working class South African, a working family in South Africa. Mr. Malema, what does a loaf of Blue Ribbon toaster [bread] cost at a spaza shop? How much is a loaf of bread, a staple for all South Africans?” Kiewit asked.
Malema stammered in response and chuckled before admitting he did not know the price.
“I wouldn’t know how much is the price of a loaf of bread because I’m in a position where I don’t have to go and buy a loaf of bread. You know, bread and all of the staple foods, VAT must be removed from that and the government must ensure that those staple food are accesible to that food,” he said.
It appeared Malema was unaware that bread is already not a taxable product.
The reason why Julius Malema loves to be interviewed is because he always sweeps the floors with all the journalists. Who thought he would be exposed by just the cost of bread. The EFF must be ashamed. pic.twitter.com/G77agrZuPs
— Raisibe (@Patricia_Bantom) March 26, 2024
According to The Citizen, Malema’s party has described itself as one for the poor and marginalised communities of South Africa. When he asked by a caller what he does with some of his money and influence, and he said he has used to to take children to school and try to intervene to help poverty-stricken families.
When asked whether the EFF could get support from the white community, he said it would be difficult as white South Africans do not want to share resources at their disposal.
“We have not made enough inroads in the white constituency because of its privileged position that when you say ‘we now have to share this’, they are like ‘I am so used to the size of the cake and now I am told that I have to share it with other people’,” Malema said.
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
