Nkandla residents who think they have President Jacob Zuma as a neighbour best think again. The truth is‚ he’s going to Dubai. At least this is the version of the truth presented by EFF leader Julius Malema as he addressed students in Durban on Tuesday. The beret-clad Malema was speaking at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) at the start of the EFF’s build-up to their fourth birthday celebrations‚ which will held in the coastal city on Saturday. Malema said he felt pity for those in Nkandla who thought they had a neighbour in the form of Zuma. "That man is no longer their neighbour because he’s moving to Dubai and will spend all your money in Dubai. In 2019 you will be left with us and they all will be in Dubai‚" said Malema. He also had a dig at the controversial Gupta family‚ saying they had pocketed no less than R50bn‚ and that they were taking it to the United Arab Emirates. In a wide-ranging, rally-style address‚ Malema pushed for residents of KwaZulu-Natal to turn out in t...

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