Last December, as part of the EFF’s election campaign, Julius Malema donated a blue Farmtrac tractor to the community of his birthplace, Seshego. This very tractor that was supposed to “to cultivate land” is now gathering dust at a party spot near Polokwane that is closely associated with him.
The blue Farmtrac tractor manufactured by an Indian company is back in the spotlight after investigative journalist amaBunghane reported that the tractor was paid for by a company that received a R1bn contract at the Johannesburg metro – believed in exchange for the EFF’s influence at the metro. It is alleged that the DA’s Herman Mashaba is retained as mayor with the aid of the EFF.
Malema apparently paraded as part of the EFF’s election campaign in front of a blue Farmtrac tractor in front of Seshego’s community, his birthplace. Three days later, he gave a similar tractor to the community of Blood River, about 6 km fro
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