Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party leader Jacob Zuma has urged black people to stop their suffering in South Africa only by coming together to give the MK party a two-thirds majority in the May vote. He said he could.
He addressed party members and supporters at the party's election manifesto launch at a packed Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg.
The party is one of the new entrants to the May 2024 polls, said to be an important election at a time when South Africans are seeking solutions to the country's many socio-economic challenges. ing.
Mr Zuma says the black community is not yet free, given its socio-economic challenges.
“When it comes to unemployment, it's black people. When it comes to living in shacks, it's us. If we want a job, we have to go far, we earn less, and we have to split between our home here and our home back home. I have to take care of it.”
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President Zuma also lamented the lack of consideration by parliamentarians for the plight of ordinary South Africans. Mr Zuma says the country's MPs are not putting the people's interests first and are just happily in their positions.
“Many of the people you voted for, you just gave them jobs. They don't care about you. They just want to be in Congress. Even when they're in Congress, , they don't talk about the struggles that we face. They just talk about their problems. That's the only thing I hear them say. No. Someone stands up and says, “It's your turn!” Key points for ordering! ” What good does it do us? It's of no use to us. ”
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