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Malema ‘protest’ tweet rubs Zimbabwe the wrong way

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Zimbabwe minister Christopher Mushohwe has lashed out at radical South African opposition figure Julius Malema, for openly supporting regime opponents.

Malema, the leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) political party is a fervent supporter of protestors behind the ‘shutdown of Zimbabwe’ protests, and recently tweeted they (protesters) were going to win ‘just like the country did in 1980’.

But in a statement, Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Mushohwe said Malema’s attempt at ‘turning himself into a trans-border politician on behalf of reactionary forces in the region and beyond, exposed his agenda and ignorance of regional politics’. “Zimbabweans, (too), cannot understand how a politician pretending to be on the side of the still disinherited Southern African peoples can be at one with politics that win the active support of ambassadors of countries whose role in the history of colonisation and raping of the continent of Africa is a matter of poignant, painful record,” Dr Mushohwe said.

He added: “Much worse, Zimbabweans who cherish peace and reject politics of violent and destructive demonstrations as shown by their rejection of the failed lockdown called for this week, cannot understand, let alone appreciate, how a politician masquerading as an economic freedom fighter sides with fringe political upstarts bent on reversing the gains of the liberation struggle.”

At home in South Africa Malema, a radical politician is giving the African National Congress (ANC) and its president Jacob Zuma a restless time.

 

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