Cape Town – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has expressed confidence that he will one day be elected South Africa’s next president, whether AfriForum “likes it or not”.
Malema said this during his hate speech trial on Thursday after being asked by AfriForum counsel Mark Oppenheimer whether he thought his party would be elected into government.
“I’m going to be president of this country, whether you like it or not and I will preside over the affairs of this country including presiding over you. I think you must start adjusting to that reality, the sooner you do that, the less chest pains you will have when that reality comes,” said Malema.
He added: “The EFF’s existence in this country has put the ANC below 50% in the last local government elections and has taken away through coalition government metros in South Africa, in Joburg, Tshwane, Ekuruleni, Nelson Mandela including Ethekwini, something that nobody thought will happen even before the African National Congress (ANC) turns 30 years. You may think that 10% is insignificant but it’s a very huge percentage and we are the only party that is growing in South Africa amongst the three parties. We’ve never declined in any election.”
[HAPPENING NOW]: CIC @Julius_S_Malema tells the racist Afriforum that he is going to be the president of this country and is going to preside over their affairs. He advisesvthem to adjust to that reality for less chest pains. #EFFvsAfriforum pic.twitter.com/G7PIoGUzVc
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) February 17, 2022
The EFF received 10.8% of votes in the 2019 national elections and currently controls no municipalities.
In 2020, AfriForum filed a civil case against the EFF, accusing it and its leaders of hate speech for singing the struggle song Dubul’ibhunu, which translates to “shoot the Boer” or “kill the Boer.”
The lobbying group is requesting that the Equality Court order the EFF and its leaders to publicly apologise and pay a R500 000 fine for singing the song.
This is not the first time that AfriForum has challenged the singing of the song before the Equality Court.
Malema was found guilty of hate speech in 2010 for singing the same song while he was the president of the ANC Youth League.
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo
