“These decisions were made with the complete and discriminatory exclusion of black people. As a result, parliament is inaccessible to most South Africans today.
“Furthermore, the bill aimed to save taxpayers money [as] billions of rands are spent on travel, accommodation and subsistence allowances for MPs, ministers and government and state officials between the administrative and legislative cities.”
The expenditure persists to uphold colonial agreements made by racist colonisers that separated the administrative and legislative capitals into two cities, said the party.
“We have tactically withdrawn the bill for long-term strategic purposes, which include gaining control of political power,” said the EFF.
It said the bill was informed by its founding manifesto, which proposes only one city should serve as both the administrative and legislative capital of the country.
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