An anti-Malema campaign isn’t the answer to the Julius problem

BY AKANYANG MEREMENTSI
The Freedom Front Plus has laid a hate speech complaint against African National Congress Youth League president Julius ‘Juju’ Malema and even called for his prosecution.
This came after Juju allegedly said the boers (reference to white people) must be killed for they are rapists when he addressed students at the University [...]

Is Malema a “communist capitalist”?

BY AKANYANG MEREMENTSI
Where do you start: nationalisation, disrespecting, swearing and even disgust at elders, shooting to kill, and labelling someone a “racist little girl”?
If anyone is to write a biography on Malema – that person would certainly have it both ways. This is because the process, not to forget [...]

Zille should not stoop to Malema’s level

Outspoken human rights activist Rhoda Kadalie says that Helen Zille should be careful not to stoop to Malema’s level. Zille has experienced how the ANC tried to topple her when she became Mayor. With MK war veterans threatening to make the Western Cape ungovernable, the game now is the same, if not more vicious.

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