Cape Town – EFF leader Julius Malema has threatened to attach former President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead over unpaid legal fees owed to the party.
Speaking outside the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, Malema accused Zuma of failing to comply with court orders to settle debts from previous legal battles, including a case where the EFF compelled Zuma to repay funds for Nkandla upgrades.
Malema warned Zuma to pay by Wednesday or risk losing his home.
“All the cases we won against Jacob Zuma, he never paid the legal fees. Zuma owes us legal fees. We have a court order that he must pay us our money. He has not complied with the court order,” Malema said.
EFF leader Julius Malema is demanding that former president Jacob Zuma pay the legal costs previously awarded to his party when they won cases against him. Malema has called on Zuma to pay up or face losing his Nkandla home. #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/Z4woAiQYA0
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He added: “We have instructed our lawyer to attach Nkandla so that the man pays back the money. We want our money. He wants to play dirty, bring it on, bring us our money tomorrow [Wednesday] otherwise we are attaching Nkandla.”
The dispute comes amid tensions between the EFF and Zuma’s newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, as several former EFF members defected to the MK party.
While Zuma suggested a potential alliance between the MK party and the EFF, Malema dismissed the idea, labelling the MK party an enemy despite their parliamentary collaboration. The EFF is set to hold its elective conference in December.
This marks the latest clash between the two leaders, whose once-strong political relationship has soured in recent years.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
