Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has defiantly stated that he will not be bullied by Elon Musk or US President Donald Trump. This comes after Malema was falsely labeled an “international criminal” over baseless claims of land grabs in South Africa.
Addressing congregants at the St. Paul African Apostolic Church in Soweto, Johannesburg, on Sunday, Malema remained resolute, standing firm against what he described as unfounded accusations and external pressure.
Malema says, “Why do you make me an international criminal for asking for the dignity of black people, I have not committed any crime against anyone except to say let’s restore the dignity of black person, if you don’t have the land, you will never have dignity.”
Malema also addresses the unfolding situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which saw South Africa lose 14 of its soldiers.
The EFF leader has reiterated his call for the withdrawal of the SANDF. “We are not refusing our soldiers to go to DRC, we are simply saying withdraw them because we are not ready to go anywhere, once we have prepared ourselves enough, we can go to DRC”
In an apparent swipe at former EFF members, Malema has also stated that he will never be broken by that which did not build him.
“I lost my brothers now, who turned against me and I never looked back. I’ve never, not even once doubted myself when my brothers turned against me. It is not the first time that the brothers turn against each other. It is there in the Bible it doesn’t start with them. So, why should I be a crybaby when they turn against me.”
Malema, however, could not be drawn on Ndlozi’s revelations of an intelligence report on the alleged infiltration of the MK in the EFF as well as Ndlozi’s absence from the party’s conference being attributed to his suspension.
