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Malema's praise for Mugabe sickening - Video
06 Jul 2015 at 12:28hrs | Views
Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Morgan Tsvangirai has criticised Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema for praising President Robert Mugabe.
Malema made headlines last week when he told journalists at a press conference in Johannesburg that the problems in Zimbabwe were not caused by Mugabe but by "capital".
"President Mugabe is the only leader who knows for the real change to come, Africans will have to go through the necessary pain, exactly what Zimbabweans are going through now," he was quoted as saying.
Malema also said that Mugabe remained a true revolutionary "as he continues to lead a party that advocates for very radical economic policies in Zimbabwe".
But the MDC rubbished Malema's utterances, with party spokesperson Obert Gutu saying the EFF leader had "taken leave of his senses".
According to the Daily News, Gutu branded Malema as a man of "unsound mind".
"Julius Malema must have taken leave of his senses. Whatever he is smoking is certainly playing havoc with his mental faculties. For anyone to suggest that Robert Mugabe is not to blame for the problems in Zimbabwe, that person would be clearly of unsound mind," Gutu was quoted as saying.
Another MDC faction led by Welshman Ncube also laid into Malema, with the secretary for international relations, Kurauone Chihwayi, saying his statements were sickening.
Malema made headlines last week when he told journalists at a press conference in Johannesburg that the problems in Zimbabwe were not caused by Mugabe but by "capital".
"President Mugabe is the only leader who knows for the real change to come, Africans will have to go through the necessary pain, exactly what Zimbabweans are going through now," he was quoted as saying.
Malema also said that Mugabe remained a true revolutionary "as he continues to lead a party that advocates for very radical economic policies in Zimbabwe".
But the MDC rubbished Malema's utterances, with party spokesperson Obert Gutu saying the EFF leader had "taken leave of his senses".
According to the Daily News, Gutu branded Malema as a man of "unsound mind".
"Julius Malema must have taken leave of his senses. Whatever he is smoking is certainly playing havoc with his mental faculties. For anyone to suggest that Robert Mugabe is not to blame for the problems in Zimbabwe, that person would be clearly of unsound mind," Gutu was quoted as saying.
Another MDC faction led by Welshman Ncube also laid into Malema, with the secretary for international relations, Kurauone Chihwayi, saying his statements were sickening.
Source - news24
