A crowd of about 5‚000 residents of Ackerville‚ Emalahleni‚ have made it clear that they want President Jacob Zuma to "fall".“Zuma must fall‚ Zuma must fall!” the crowd shouted as Economic Freedom Fighters' (EFF) leader Julius Malema took to the stage to address them.Old women and men sat on chairs in front of the opposition party's truck‚ while behind them young people dressed in red chanted “Juju‚ Juju‚ Juju!” as the pumped their fists in the air.Malema was in Witbank on Wednesday as his Mpumalanga campaign trail‚ ahead of the August 3 local government elections‚ wound down.“This is not a rally‚ it is just a community meeting. So imagine what it would be like if it was a rally‚” said Malema‚ the crowd shouting in agreement.Malema told the people that they would never be free without flushing toilets and land ownership.However‚ he said things would never change as long as President Zuma was leading the country.The country had done well under former presidents Nelson Mandela‚ Thabo ...
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