EFF plans national shutdown to push health agenda
The party also wants a total ban on alcohol advertising
The EFF is planning a national shutdown to bring awareness to problems in the public health system. Speaking to journalists in Braamfontein on Thursday‚ EFF leader Julius Malema said the party had declared 2018 as the year of public health. "We are going to embark on a national shutdown…. Health professionals are not properly paid. Majority of them are leaving the public healthcare‚ joining the private healthcare," Malema said. "Those who are remaining are not properly paid. They are overworked … I’m briefed that doctors are going to go on strike because of the lack of resources." He said the party also wanted a total ban on alcohol advertising as the substance had a serious impact in society. "Alcohol is being advertised as if it is a cool thing to have … people become gullible like that and take alcohol because they think it is a cool thing to have. "We are going to push for a complete ban of alcohol advertisement." He said the party wanted to push for public clinics to be open 24...
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