Yusuf Abramjee Caught Offside

Twitter post from Yusuf Abramjee on EFF youth day rally at Union Buildings

Fact Check: It was the EFF Youth Day rally at the Union Buildings. They do play music to entertain the crowd, but it was a political commemoration event where Julius Malema spoke.

Source: https://x.com/Abramjee/status/2066914485768433749?t=fiKD2ONi-CwYXwARLDncxQ&s=19

Archived link: https://archive.ph/6bFzL



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