Malema Questions Zumas Commitment To Black Consciousness

Economic Freedom Fighters EFF leader Julius Malema has criticized former President Jacob Zuma, accusing him of abusing black unity. His comments follow the departure of top EFF members, including former Deputy President Floyd Shivambu and ex-chairperson Dali Mpofu, who have joined Zumas uMkhonto weSizwe MK Party.

The party is currently hosting its third Elective Conference in Nasrec, Johannesburg . Malema says the partys third National Peoples Assembly theme is defending, rebuilding and advancing the struggle for economic freedom.

Malema questions Zumas commitment to black consciousness during his tenure as State President.

You as delegates must ask yourselves where this black consciousness and black unity was when the Marikana workers were killed whose blood nourished the birth of this economic emancipation movement while the so-called new leaders of black unity were sitting as State President and even justified the killing of mineworkers in Marikana, who were all, by the way, black. Did the need for black unity not exist when the youth of this country were jailed and killed for demanding free education under the new messiah of black unity?