News / National
Xenophobia forces Malema to cancel Zimbabwe trip
05 May 2015 at 16:08hrs | Views
Attacks on foreigners have cost another prominent South African a trip to a neighbouring African country.
According to the M&G, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema's planned speech at a debate in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, has been postponed indefinitely just a day before the event.
Alpha Media Holdings, organiser of the "Game Changer" series of debates, said on Tuesday it had been postponed because of anger towards South Africa.
"Unfortunately, a large portion of the delegates who had registered for this event started pulling out following the xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa," said AMH's publisher Rita Chinyoka.
AMH publishes Newsday, Southern Eye, The Independent and The Standard newspapers in Zimbabwe and is owned by the Mail & Guardian's Trevor Ncube.
Malema was to have addressed a crowd of between 250 and 300 businessmen and politicians, among others, at the Celebration Centre, Dominion Hall, in Harare. Tickets to the event had been sold for $100 (R1 200).
According to an advertisement for the event, Malema was expected to recount his story of "starting out his political career with the ANC at age nine, his views and beliefs on African domination of the world and share his passion and support for underprivileged South African youths at a half day conference in Harare".
According to the M&G, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema's planned speech at a debate in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, has been postponed indefinitely just a day before the event.
Alpha Media Holdings, organiser of the "Game Changer" series of debates, said on Tuesday it had been postponed because of anger towards South Africa.
AMH publishes Newsday, Southern Eye, The Independent and The Standard newspapers in Zimbabwe and is owned by the Mail & Guardian's Trevor Ncube.
Malema was to have addressed a crowd of between 250 and 300 businessmen and politicians, among others, at the Celebration Centre, Dominion Hall, in Harare. Tickets to the event had been sold for $100 (R1 200).
According to an advertisement for the event, Malema was expected to recount his story of "starting out his political career with the ANC at age nine, his views and beliefs on African domination of the world and share his passion and support for underprivileged South African youths at a half day conference in Harare".
Source - Mail and Guardian
