Malema takes a swipe at African heads of State
Malema delivered this message at the party's 3rd central command team meeting in Bela Bela.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says South Africa (SA) cannot be responsible for the United States (US)’s “misinterpretation” of the Expropriation Act. Picture: EWN
JOHANNESBURG - Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has taken aim at African heads of state, accusing them of presenting themselves for a humiliation ritual in the United States Oval Office.
Malema delivered this message at the party's 3rd central command team meeting in Bela Bela.
He is calling on his party to force Africa to cut ties with imperialist powers.
Malema caught the ire of US President Donald Trump when South Africa visited the Oval Office in May—where Trump showed visuals of the firebrand chanting "shoot the boer"—as she sought to substantiate a false claim that whites were under siege in the country.
Five African heads of state have recently been hosted by the US president.
With President Cyril Ramaphosa being one of them, Malema has accused him of going to the Oval for the sole purpose of discussing the EFF.
He says Ramaphosa failed to even defend the "shoot the boer" chant—which is rooted in the president’s own political party—the African National Congress (ANC).
The EFF leader—in his observations—also notes the lack of improvement in relations between South Africa and the US.
During his address, Malema also took a swipe at the US president, describing him as the most unstable imperialist—with ties to sex traffickers.
He has further labelled Trump’s tariff war as irrational and illiterate—lacking the understanding of the concept of a trade deficit.
Malema has called on the global forces on the left to unite against the US.