EFF wants Parliament moved to Tshwane yet AGAIN

The EFF said the relocation would undermine what the thieving founders of the Union of SA sought to achieve in seeking peace amongst themselves by splitting the land they stole.

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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) wasted no time on Sunday to turn the devasting fire at the Parliament into a bid to push their agenda of having the Parliament relocated to Tshwane.

EFF HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR YEARS TO HAVE PARLIAMENT RELOCATED

According to the EFF, the relocation would undermine what the thieving founders of the Union of South Africa sought to achieve in seeking peace amongst themselves by splitting the land they stole.

WHAT ARE THE POLITICAL REASONS?

“As much as we note the fires with concern, the EFF has long called for Parliament to be relocated to a central location for political and cos-related reasons.
“Politically, the location of the legislature of South Africa in the City of Cape Town while under the administration of the country is located in the Tshwane was a deal brokered by British and Afrikaner settlers upon the establishment of the Union of South Africa. This came to post the Anglo-Boer War as a means of splitting the resources of this country between two settlers nations, at the exclusion of Africans.
“To maintain this colonial pact of how we organise our society is nothing but a betrayal of African people and a reaffirmation that white-racist spatial and political planning still over-determines our lives in this country,” the party said in a statement.

ZUMA MADE THE PROPOSAL IN 2016 WITH NO SUCCESS

The EFF has been trying to get the Parliament relocated to Tshwane since 2016. The party supported former President Jacob Zuma’s proposal to relocate Parliament to Pretoria to create one capital city, but said the party has consistently raised this issue.

Zuma announced the suggestion during the State of the Nation Address in 2016, saying one capital city would cut cost of civil servants.

The EFF furthermore said on Sunday afternoon, the continued location of Parliament in Cape Town is a waste of taxpayers money, saying it results in unnecessary expenditure on both travel and accommodation for Parliamentarians and Members of Cabinet.

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“If there is any appetite to curb wasteful government expenditure and cut all ties related to the colonial framework established by those who conquered this nation, this fire must serve as an opportunity to permanently relocate Parliament to Gauteng. This will allow government work to be synchronised.
“The EFF, therefore, calls for any money which would be set aside for repairs of what seems like irreversible damage, unless there is a large-scale construction, to be used to relocate Parliament to Tshwane where the Union Buildings reside,” the party said.

EFF SAID THE RELOCATION WILL UNDERMINE ‘THIEVING FOUNDERS’

It added that the location is not only central but will alleviate the burden of costs on the government.

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“It will undermine what the thieving founders of the Union of South Africa sought to achieve in seeking peace amongst themselves by splitting the land they stole,” it concluded.

SOUTH AFRICANS ARE CLEARLY NOT HAPPY WITH THE EFF

Soon after the EFF statement was posted on Twitter, South Africans made it clear they are not having this. Some wanted to know if the relocation would bring a meaningful change to the lives of actual South Africans on the ground?

See some of the responses: