Former EFF MP and party secretary Godrich Gardee put his foot in his mouth when he tweeted that the earnings of MPs “are so disgusting that they cannot afford to send their kids to universities”.

I have news for him. Millions of South Africans who earn way less than him make huge sacrifices so their children can study at tertiary institutions...

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