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Malema proposes doubling pensioners’ grants to R4,500 ahead of local elections
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During a local election campaign, Julius Malema pledged to significantly increase pension payments and demanded state intervention to provide employment or financial support for jobless youth.
WHY IT MATTERS
It outlines key populist campaign promises targeting vulnerable demographics ahead of local elections.
Julius Malema has promised bigger social grants for pensioners, with payments starting at R4,500, while demanding government support unemployed young people through jobs or allowances.
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