Celani Sikhakhane
Umholi we-EFF uJulius Malema uthe uncamela ukulahlekelwa amavoti okhethweni oluzayo kunokuba aguqule isimo sakhe mayelana nabokufika base-Afrika abahlala eNingizimu Afrika.
Ekhuluma esithangamini se-EFF nabezindaba ngoLwesibili, uMalema uthe uncamela “ukungabi nguMengameli waseNingizimu Afrika” kunokuthi atshele abokufika ukuthi “bahambe”.
Lo mholi weqembu uphendule kabanzi umbuzo obuzwe intatheli ebikhona mayelana nesihloko sabantu bokufika kuleli, uqale ngokuthi, “Kukhona othe kimina, uma ufuna sikuvotele ngowezi-2024, kumele uyiyeke lento yabokufika.
“Ngikulungele ukuhamba, futhi ‘cha, ngikahle.’ Angisoze ngicekele phansi ama-Afrika. Angisoze ngakwenza”.
Ukufudukela kwelinye izwe kube yinkinga enkulu okhethweni lomasipala lwale nyanga. Iqembu elifikayo i-ActionSA, eholwa nguMnu uHerman Mashaba, lithathe izinyathelo ezinqala ngokumelene nabokufika ngokungemthetho lavuna izinzuzo ngalokho.
Khonamanjalo, i-EFF iyona kuphela emaqenjini amathathu amakhulu akhule kakhulu kulolu khetho, ethole u-10% wamavoti – isuka ku-8% ngowezi-2016.
UMalema uqhubekile nokugxeka iqembu likaMashaba, efunga ukuthi akasoze aphikisa abokufika ukuze kuvotelwe abaMhlophe.
“Ukuthatha inkundla yokujabulisa idlanzana labaMhlophe ngokukhomba abanye abafowethu abaNsundu ngomunwe – ngeke ngikwenze lokho,” esho.
Okhethweni, iqembu likaMashaba lithole amavoti amaningi e-DA – ikakhulukazi eGoli nasePitoli – ikakhulukazi ngenxa yesimo sakhe esiqinile mayelana nokulwa nabokufika.
“Uma ngibona owase-Nigeria, owase-Congo noma owase-Zimbabwe ngiyazibona nami,” kusho uMalema.
UMalema uqhube wathi angeke avumele abantu base-Zimbabwe ukuthi babuyele emakhaya bayohlupheka.