Our manifesto speaks to people on the ground - EFF
14 July 2016
Polokwane - As the EFF heads to its first local government elections, the party says it's making inroads with people who can relate to what it stands for.
"We are no longer tapping into first-time voters, but we are starting to tap into those who voted for the ANC, and now even ANC members have committed to voting for us because they agree the ANC has lost direction," Limpopo provincial secretary Jossey Buthane said.
"What makes people relate to the EFF is the policies, the manifesto that we have that speaks to the core issues that affect our people which the current government of the day has forgotten. It speaks about the very water... the houses that the current government of the day has failed to provide, roads into every township. We are speaking about making education fashionable."
The province, which is where EFF leader Julius Malema hails from, has long been controlled by the ANC, but is expected to be strongly contested by the EFF.