BARNEY MTHOMBOTHI: Don't forget that the EFF learned its thug tactics at the feet of Zuma
'The EFF are a Zuma phenomenon. The ANC Youth League under Malema had transmogrified into Zuma's personal army in his dogged fight with Thabo Mbeki for the party leadership'
There seems to be an air of desperation about the EFF lately. With Jacob Zuma - the gift that keeps on giving - about to leave the political scene, they're now casting about for something to exploit, something to be perpetually angry about. Rage, after all, is their only currency. There's no denying that racism remains a scourge in society. It has defined and disfigured this nation for ages, and its eradication remains a national imperative. It is what the struggle has always been about.And so when H&M, the Swedish retail giant, produced an ad of a black boy wearing a sweatshirt with "coolest monkey in the jungle" on it, all hell broke loose. People were outraged, and rightly so. There are few black people who've never been called a monkey at some stage in their lives. As a derogatory term, it's up there with the k-word. One wonders what the shopping giant must have been thinking to come up with such an offensive ad. It's understandable therefore that those who were offended by the ...
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