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Aishah Cassiem
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Aishah Cassiem (born 22 October 1992) is a South African politician and former investigative journalist who has been a member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament representing the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) since 3 February 2023.Cassiem is also the Provincial Treasurer of the EFF in the Western Cape.
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I first heard about the EFF in 2013, before the organisation was launched, on a TV show I presented, where I interviewed the then Western Cape EFF convenor, Nazier Paulsen, on the EFF’s stance on Palestine. I think I instantly fell in love with the organisation and what it stands for, casting my first official vote to the EFF at the age of 19,”
“I guess this is where politics started getting interesting for me —witnessing the EFF’s programmes and understanding the reasons behind their manifesto, along with the family becoming heavily active as volunteers for the organisation. This also led me to study the history of the country, to get a better understanding of our current conditions, which currently perpetuate our inequality,
We need to rid this country of this corrupt government to take back our country. While we are still in the hands of the corrupt, our people will forever suffer without any changes to their lives. SA will continue to be an underdeveloped country until changes are made
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