22 February 2010
UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT (Grahamstown)
PRESS RELEASE

UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT CALLS FOR R2000.00 GUARANTEED INCOME FOR THE UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA

We have read with dismay the weekend news that Julius Malema has profited from more than R130-million worth of tenders in just two years. The projects range from road and pavement construction bulk water and upgrading cemeteries.

This country is still recovering from the Arms Deal saga that cost tax payers not less than R25-38 billion for the benefit of the few.

Our government is corrupt and fraudulent beyond repairs. Yet our country remains the most unequal in the world. Many people live in permanent poverty and millions are unemployed for most of their adult lives.

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A TOOL TO UNDERSTAND THE WAY THINGS ARE AND THE WAY THINGS CHANGE

A paper delivered by the Convenor of the Unemployed People’s Movement at the meeting held at Rhodes University, Politics Department, Grahamstown on the 22 January 2010.

The Chairperson, Rhodes University Staff Members and students, distinguished guests, militants of the Unemployed People’s Movement, ladies and gentlemen please receive my revolutionary greetings. Revolution is no tea party or a gathering of friends; those who pursue it do so under cruel and hostile circumstances. At times we wonder and we want to quit. Our undying love for our people, our country and our freedom give us the strength to continue.