Bara fit for buffaloes – Malema
EFF campaigns for better health care
EFF leader Julius Malema has slammed the ANC for neglecting the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital.
Malema said the hospital was no longer fit to be called a hospital despite being the biggest in southern Africa.
“It is no longer a hospital‚ this thing qualifies to be a kraal where [President Cyril] Ramaphosa should come and put his buffaloes.”
He said the president’s kraal was better than the hospital.
“Ramaphosa’s house is better than the ward of children‚ where children are sleeping in a [cardboard box].”
The EFF leader was speaking during the launch of his party’s campaign for better public healthcare.
He said the government should have used the hospital to showcase that it could provide proper healthcare, but had failed.
Malema later challenged Ramaphosa‚ saying that as a billionaire, he should give up his salary to donate to the hospital. “You are a billionaire‚ you’ve got too much money. Why do you take a salary? Stop taking a salary ... you don’t need a salary.”
He said Ramaphosa should do his now-famous morning walks at the hospital so that he can see what patients and workers are subjected to.
The EFF‚ Malema said‚ would visit hospitals around the country every month. He also warned hospital workers to stop mistreating patients because of the unbearable working conditions.
He encouraged people to take videos whenever they see patients being mistreated to hold staff accountable.
Malema also slammed both Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and Gauteng premier David Makhura for saying they were not aware about the Life Esidimeni tragedy.