EFF Leader Julius Malema Calls for Higher Grants to Help Young Women Avoid Sugar Daddies

In an effort to lessen the financial burden that young women bear from older men, EFF leader Julius Malema has urged the government to enhance social grants for this demographic.

On The Motherhood Network podcast, Malema spoke with host Nandi Madida about how the government should help young women financially so that they don’t have to rely on relationships with older men, or “sugar daddies,” to fulfilll their financial obligations.

The state ought to play the role of sugar daddy to these young ladies. A man’s place is not as a sugar daddy, according to Malema.

In light of the fact that many South Africans are struggling financially, the president of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) argued that social grants should be increased to assist low-income families in paying for essential necessities.

Furthermore, Malema stated that the present child support grant amount was inadequate to meet the needs of the children and he argued for an increase to that amount. He said the government should do more to help low-income families provide their children with food and other necessities.

He argued that children shouldn’t be given R550—less than Cyril Ramaphosa’s dogs eat in a day—as their allowance.

The head of the EFF went even farther, saying that the government should do more than just hand out cash grants to combat youth hunger, and that kids should have three square meals a day while in school.

In light of the fact that many families are still worried about how they will pay for food, transportation, and other essentials, especially those who depend on social assistance, Malema’s remarks are timely.

In addition, he advocated for a minimum increase to the old-age grant of R4,500, saying that retirees should be able to live comfortably on that amount.

More than that, Malema advocated for universal free basic water and electricity for all recipients of grants from the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA).

In order to pay their municipal bills, he added, struggling families frequently have to cut back on food and other essentials, leaving them with little money for day-to-day living expenses.

The financial burden on low-income families and retirees could be reduced, if basic services were made available to grant recipients at no cost, according to Malema.

Young people who have finished their education should receive financial support while they search for work, according to the EFF leader, who also advocated for an allowance for unemployed graduates.

Instead of leaving vulnerable citizens to struggle financially, he said the government could cut wasteful spending and tackle corruption to pay for these ideas.

To implement Malema’s ideas, the government would have to think about how much it would cost, how it would pay for it, and how it would affect the social assistance system.

His remarks have centered his call for expanded social support on the financial challenges faced by young women, unemployed graduates, children, and pensioners.

https://briefly.co.za/south-africa/256636-julius-malema-higher-grants-young-women-stop-sugar-daddy-issue/

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