Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) leader Julius Malema has criticised men who refuse to give money to the women in their lives. The outspoken politician made the comments during a Women’s Day address in Secunda on Saturday, 9 August.
MALEMA CALLS OUT MEN WHO REFUSE TO GIFT WOMEN MONEY
In his Women’s Day address to a group of female EFF supporters, Julius Malema praised the women of the past and present who work towards gender and racial equality in South Africa.
He also highlighted his concerns over the alarming statistics behind gender-based violence and called on men to change.
He said: “Women get raped in churches, at schools, in workplaces, and social places, and they do not rape themselves; they are raped by men. Men have to stand up.
Malema’s speech then took a turn when he called out men who fail to provide financial support to the women in their lives.
He added, “Any man who doesn’t give women money is an irresponsible man. Women have to receive money.”
The outspoken leader then criticised men who neglect both their children and the single mothers they left behind. He vowed to take action against men who do not pay maintenance, and blacklist them if they refuse.
WHO IS THE WOMAN IN HIS LIFE?
Julius Malema is married to Mantwa Matlala, the mother of his two youngest sons, Munzhedzi and Kopano.
His firstborn son is Ratanang, and he is from a previous relationship.
The EFF leader has often spoken fondly of both his late mother, Flora, and his grandmother, Sarah, who both raised him.
DO YOU AGREE WITH MALEMA’S COMMENTS ABOUT GIFTING WOMEN MONEY?
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