Fikile Mbalula Sparks Outrage After Praising ANC for Bringing Electricity to All in SA: “ANC Has No Shame”

• Fikile Mbalula sparked backlash after praising the ANC's delivering electricity to all South Africans
• Mbalula claimed that the country was experiencing loadshedding even before the ANC was in power
• South Africans have taken aim at the SG, claiming the ANC wants citizens to be happy with the bare minimum

FREE STATE - African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has sparked outrage after making controversial comments at a funeral over the weekend.

Mbalula was speaking at the funeral of Fezile Dabi secretary general Thabo Mabasa in the Free State.

Fikile Mbalula praises ANC for delivering electricity

The SG hailed the progress of the ANC's service delivery rollout, praising the party for bringing light to South Africans, TimesLIVE reported.

Read also

SA's netizens stand by Moja Love and its shows amid human rights violation claims

Mbalula claimed that before the ruling party took over the party, South Africans were already suffering from loadshedding. Still, the ANC changed that by bringing electricity to even the remotest villages.

SA's electricity landscape transforms post-1994

The ANC SG was not entirely wrong, according to an academic paper Eskom and the South African Electrification Program, while 98% of white households had access to electricity before 1994, only 20 of black households were electrified.

Fast forward to 2023, An estimated 89.3% of SA's entire population has access to electricity. But here's what the real problem is, while the hardware for electricity is plentiful, that doesn't mean the power source is readily available.

By 23 June, South Africans had experienced 204 days of loadshedding in 2023 alone, which is why people strongly reacted to Mbalula's comments.

Mzansi outraged over Fikile Mbalula's comments

Here's what South Africans are saying:

Read also

Home Affairs debunks claims ‘Sizokthola’ corruption accused official back at work, SA wants more: “Fire her”

@Zimerian criticised:

"Fikile Mbalula is celebrating poor service delivery. ANC has no shame."

@dumizulu2090 claimed:

"Our electricity in Soweto was delivered in 1958."

@galbertyn said:

"I guess if you set your expectations low enough, then there's no room for disappointment."

@literockstar added:

"Basically, be grateful for the little scraps you get from the ANC because you had nothing to begin with."

@KingMthandazo commented:

"I mean, we have electrical poles, but we do not have electricity."

Mbalula says ANC must hold onto power in upcoming 2024 elections, citizens weigh in: “Too little too late”

Briefly News earlier reported that Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC), Fikile Mbalula, emphasised the party's urgency in retaining power in the upcoming elections and not allowing another organisation to reap the benefits of their efforts.

Mbalula highlighted several measures implemented by the ruling party to jumpstart post-Covid economic recovery, such as the recurring R350 unemployment grant.

Read also

Former 'Generations' star Sonia Mbele called a clown by netizens after her visit to Zimbabwe: "SA celebs are disgusting"

He also expressed optimism about signs of economic progress during his address at the ANC Youth League breakfast on Saturday, reported EWN.

Source: Briefly News