There have been worse proposals, Julius Malema says of Zwelithini’s secession suggestion
The EFF leader says Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini’s recent threat to call for KwaZulu-Natal to secede from SA is part of the king’s contribution to the land debate
On Thursday, EFF leader Julius Malema defended Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini’s right to fight for his land, saying others had made worse proposals. Addressing a joint media conference with the Congress of Traditional Leaders of SA (Contralesa) in Johannesburg‚ Malema said Zwelithini’s recent threat to call for a secession from SA was part of the king’s contribution to the land debate. Malema said he had witnessed worse contributions from white South Africans during the public hearings on the amendment of section 25 of the Constitution. "There are boers who are calling for a separate republic‚" Malema said. Contralesa secretary Zolani Mkiva says they agree with the EFF that section 25 should be changed to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation. Mkiva said they were not convinced that expropriation without compensation could be done without changing the Constitution. "We support expropriation of land without compensation wholeheartedly‚" Mkiva said on behalf of the o...
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