EFF turns 10: Sitting next to Julius Malema will cost you R1.2 million!

The Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) tenth birthday is approaching, and to mark the occasion, the party will host a gala dinner along with a stadium-sized party in July. To sit at Julius Malema’s table, you would have to pay a hefty price.

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PRICEY TABLES AT EFF GALA DINNER

A seat at party leader Julius Malema’s “platinum table” at the Emperors Palace dinner will cost a steep R1.2 million. The Mail and Guardian points out that this is the same price businesspeople had to fork out to share a table with President Cyril Ramaphosa during the ANC’s elective conference in December.

The platinum table seat comes with a three-course meal, drinks and branding opportunities. The occupiers of the table’s ten seats will also receive ten tickets to a VIP marquee where the EFF’s 10 year anniversary rally will be held.

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Seats at tables with the party’s other leaders are cheaper – just about. It will cost R750 000 per seat for those who wish to get close to EFF Deputy President Floyd Shivambu, National Chair Veronica Mente and Secretary General Marshall Dlamini.

Dining with EFF MPs will cost R500 000, and the gala’s budget option will set guests back R250 000.

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JULIUS MALEMA’S PLEA FOR DONATIONS

As previously reported, this week Malema asked South Africans to finance the revolution and fund the party’s 10-year anniversary bash, which will be held at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.

“We need resources to finance this organisation. Without resources, this organisation will never succeed. It depends on genuine donations and contributions from peace-loving South Africans and revolutionaries from the African continent and the diaspora.

“We call upon all of you to make donations to the EFF because we must finance our own revolution. If we don’t finance our own revolution, counter-revolutionaries will hijack it,” said Malema.

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This article was originally published by Storm Simpson.