In his keynote address to the civil society conference hosted by Cosatu in Boksburg yesterday, Vavi lashed out at "the BEE types who blow up to R700,000 in one night on parties".

He said these members of the "predatory elite" were encouraging everyone else to adopt greedy, hyena-like behaviour.

City Press reported on Sunday that politically connected businessman Kenny Kunene spent R700,000 on his 40th birthday at Zar in Sandton a week ago.

ANCYL leader Julius Malema and President Jacob Zuma's spokesperson, Zizi Kodwa, were both guests at the bash, where women dressed only in underwear clung to Kunene's arm.

"I am told at one party sushi was served from the bodies of half-naked ladies. It is the sight of these parties, where the elite display their wealth, often secured by questionable methods, that turns my stomach," Vavi said.

He accused the host and his guests of "spitting in the faces of the poor".

When the ANC wins local government elections next year, this elite "will host victory parties to scavenge on the carcass of our people like the typical hyenas they are".

Vavi warned that drastic action might be needed to bring the "predatory elite" to their senses.

He said if cabinet ministers and MPs were forced to give up their medical aids and use public hospitals, and if they were all forced to live on R322 a month, only then would they act against poverty.

He also slammed Aurora mine bosses Khulubuse Zuma and Zondwa Mandela, saying they had become overnight multimillionaires through their political connections.

"Hundreds of workers have not been paid for 10 months by their black empowerment bosses in the company called Aurora," Vavi said.

"Young people in their 20s and 30s have become overnight multimillionaires. We are rewarding laziness, greed and corruption and discouraging hard work, honesty and integrity."

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Oct 28, 2010

Methodman

Chase them chase them Vavi chame them !!

Hey Malema Vavi has taken your place, but for right reasons which is protecting our democracy against the hungry predators(politicians)
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Oct 28, 2010

LAC

Vaiv you the man we need in SA and as President, you can lead our country. You brilliant
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Oct 28, 2010

Gascan

Vavi is good until when? He got there and nothing going to happen. They shouting to get there .
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Oct 28, 2010

giggs

rightly so, our economic environment is very skewed, larger majority of SA population belongs to "Have nots' and are suffering until something can be done to change the wheel of fortune.
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Oct 28, 2010

TSHEPAAAAAA

viva............ vavi................. viva.
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Oct 28, 2010

tsayaya

City Press reported on Sunday that politically connected businessman Kenny Kunene spent R700000 on his 40th birthday at Zar in Sandton a week ago.

ANCYL leader Julius Malema and President Jacob Zuma's spokesperson, Zizi Kodwa, were both guests at the bash, where women dressed only in underwear clung to Kunene's arm.

"I am told at one party sushi was served from the bodies of half-naked ladies. It is the sight of these parties, where the elite display their wealth, often secured by questionable methods, that turns my stomach," Vavi said.




I'm speechless!
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Oct 28, 2010

Nomtee

To tell the honest nami i found the party to be just the waste of money, bearing in mind that that guy was a teacher, maybe he should have spent the money on educational things since he knows that our system sucks...........
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Oct 28, 2010

halapeke

i wish i culd be a politician,u r rite cde vavi bt i think u r jst pushing a publicity stunt
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Oct 28, 2010

MOOILIK

I like this guy he tell it like it is youre the VAVI and I SAY VAVI 4 PRESIDENT
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Oct 28, 2010

Mavuthela

"Sushi was served from the bodies of half-naked ladies", this is really an insult to the poor, it would have made a huge difference had they issued R1000.00 Grocery vouchers to the poor, 700000 familys would have benefited from this. What a waste of money!!! Sies azinamahloni lezinja lezi.. This is disgusting...
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