Build factories, not mall and offices, Julius Malema tells Sapoa members
EFF leader Julius Malema implored commercial real estate owners and managers at the South African Property Owners’ Association (Sapoa) annual convention on Wednesday to include black people in the development of assets. He said too often when people developed shopping centres and offices, they did not use small black business owners and service providers. They also displaced the "indigenous people" of SA. "You want political disruption but you must disrupt yourselves. You must start by creating meaningful change with land restitution and bringing 40% of your profits to the communities that you affect when you develop properties," he said. Many potential small black business owners and industrialists needed to own land to be able to afford to start and succeed in business. "When we the EFF come into power in this country, the state will be the custodian of land in this country. The private sector must realise this," he said. "Many people approach me and say they want to run businesse...
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