Cape Town – AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindeybo says the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema is set to gift him a brand new SUV.
Dalindeybo revealed this while addressing supporters of the EFF at a rally in Mandela Park, Mthatha in the Eastern Cape on Sunday.
Dalindeybo told the supporters that Malema had promised to gift him a brand new ML (presumably Mercedes Benz) SUV.
[HAPPENING NOW ?]: King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo speaking at the community meeting to be addressed by CIC @Julius_S_Malema.
The king has declared that he will be voting EFF and encouraged abaThembu to #VoteEFF
He also thanked the CIC for the GIFT he has given him. pic.twitter.com/Y3sNYyXBzJ
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) October 24, 2021
“Let me tell you about something beautiful that the CIC is going to do for me. The CIC will gift me with a brand new ML,” Dalindeybo said, drawing applause from the crowd.
He thanked Malema for the gift and urged the people to vote for the EFF, as he would be doing so.
A report by EWN said this was not the first time that the king had publicly announced his support for an opposition party.
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In 2013, he officially joined the Democratic Alliance (DA) under the leadership of Helen Zille.
At the time, he described the African National Congress (ANC) and and then president Jacob Zuma as “corrupt hooligans”, News24 said.
Malema was in the Eastern Cape for his election campaign. He was accompanied by party members including Member of Parliament Mbuyiseni Ndlozi.
[In Pictures]: CIC @Julius_S_Malema accompanied by the EFF Head of Political Education and the CCT Deployee in the Eastern Cape, Commissar Dr @MbuyiseniNdlozi visited King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, as the President kick starts his campaign trail in the Eastern Cape today. #VoteEFF pic.twitter.com/qYyLQnyoka
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) October 24, 2021
According to Dispatch Live, the EFF was convinced that it could wrestle control of several of the province’s major municipalities, including the Buffalo City Metro and OR Tambo district municipality, from the ANC.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
