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Baleka Mbete says sorry for calling Malema a cockroach
18 Feb 2015 at 18:12hrs | Views
Cape Town - South Africa's Parliamentary Speaker Baleka Mbete on Wednesday apologised for remarks made at the weekend where she referred to EFF leader Julius Malema as a cockroach, News24 reported.
In an offical ANC statement, Mbete said she withdraws her remarks unreservedly.
She said she had concluded that her remarks were inappropriate after thinking long and hard about it.
She apologised unconditionally to South Africans, to Parliament, and to Malema.
According to a News24 report, Mbete, addressing the party in the North West's eighth provincial congress on Saturday, said, "If we don't work we will continue to have cockroaches like Malema roaming all over the place".
Malema later claimed that Mbete was calling for his assassination. He said "I think Baleka is calling for my assassination.
In an offical ANC statement, Mbete said she withdraws her remarks unreservedly.
She said she had concluded that her remarks were inappropriate after thinking long and hard about it.
According to a News24 report, Mbete, addressing the party in the North West's eighth provincial congress on Saturday, said, "If we don't work we will continue to have cockroaches like Malema roaming all over the place".
Malema later claimed that Mbete was calling for his assassination. He said "I think Baleka is calling for my assassination.
Source - news24
