‘Go and make babies, I will double the child grant’- Julius Malema

by Bongiwe Mati

Economic Freedom Party (EFF) Chief in Command Julius Malema recently advised party members to reproduce as his party would double the child grant from a mere R510 to R1020.

This talk was delivered at the EFF’s manifesto launch in the Eastern Cape. Many political parties are currently busy with manifestos in preparation for the May upcoming seventh democratic elections.

Advising people to reproduce, the EFF CIC shared:

“Comrades, make babies, I will pay. We are going to double child grant from R510 to R1020, because our children deserve better. Don’t be lazy, please don’t be lazy make babies.”

Julius then turned to the party’s secretary general and said:

“SG, don’t sleep. When we leave here, we are pleading you to get busy, please. I don’t care, whether you are poor or not, make babies. We must multiply ourselves, we must leave a legacy through our own children.”

Speaking of the criticism that he gets when he advises people to make babies, the CIC said:

“They say to me why do you say people must make children, they are poor, how are they going to feed these children? I was born to a poor family, being born in a poor family does not mean you are going to die poor you can change that family and make it a better family.”

Many internet users expressed expressed their disappointment at the CIC’s advice, commenting:

One user felt that doubling the grant was still not enough, commenting:

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