ANCYL's ill-discipline has clearing crossed the political line
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has come under fire from the ANC, with the party's leadership accusing him of being populist and ill-disciplined.
Yesterday Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba, who is a member of the ANC national working committee and former ANCYL leader, said the call for the nationalisation of mines was driven by populism and was harming the country's economy.
"We, who run the country, know the harm this reckless debate is doing to the good image and investments of the country," Gigaba told an American Chamber of Commerce breakfast in Johannesburg.
Last month Malema repeated calls for South Africa's wealth to be transferred to the people through the nationalisation of banks and mines and through land expropriation without compensation.
Gigaba said yesterday that the government was considering constitutional measures to achieve radical and speedy land reform.
He said such measures would not involve "unguided expropriation without compensation".
- ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu has also lambasted the ANCYL for Malema's utterances against Botswana President Ian Khama.
"This insult and disrespect to Khama, the government and the people of Botswana and a threat to destabilise and effect regime change in Botswana is a clear demonstration that the ANCYL's ill-discipline has clearly crossed the political line," Mthembu said yesterday.
On Sunday, Malema announced that the ANCYL was assembling "a command team" that would strategise with opposition parties in Botswana on how to bring down Khama's government during the 2014 elections.
He accused Khama of being a US puppet serving Western interests.
Meanwhile, the opposition in Botswana has welcomed Malema's call for the removal of Khama. However, it insisted that this should be done within the limits of the law.
"Mr Malema is spot on that the ruling party acts for the interest of the West," Botswana Democratic Party spokesperson Moeti Mohwasa said yesterday.
"As opposition parties we have made sufficient progress to ready ourselves to seize power, but any additional assistance will be welcomed."
But the ruling Botswana Democratic Party youth league chairperson Bontsi Monare said his party had strong relations with the ANC and the ANCYL and would prefer dialogue.
"We expect that when there are differences on any matter we will cooperate," he said.
Shut up, ANC tells Malema
ANCYL's ill-discipline has clearing crossed the political line
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has come under fire from the ANC, with the party's leadership accusing him of being populist and ill-disciplined.
Yesterday Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba, who is a member of the ANC national working committee and former ANCYL leader, said the call for the nationalisation of mines was driven by populism and was harming the country's economy.
"We, who run the country, know the harm this reckless debate is doing to the good image and investments of the country," Gigaba told an American Chamber of Commerce breakfast in Johannesburg.
Last month Malema repeated calls for South Africa's wealth to be transferred to the people through the nationalisation of banks and mines and through land expropriation without compensation.
Gigaba said yesterday that the government was considering constitutional measures to achieve radical and speedy land reform.
He said such measures would not involve "unguided expropriation without compensation".
"This insult and disrespect to Khama, the government and the people of Botswana and a threat to destabilise and effect regime change in Botswana is a clear demonstration that the ANCYL's ill-discipline has clearly crossed the political line," Mthembu said yesterday.
On Sunday, Malema announced that the ANCYL was assembling "a command team" that would strategise with opposition parties in Botswana on how to bring down Khama's government during the 2014 elections.
He accused Khama of being a US puppet serving Western interests.
Meanwhile, the opposition in Botswana has welcomed Malema's call for the removal of Khama. However, it insisted that this should be done within the limits of the law.
"Mr Malema is spot on that the ruling party acts for the interest of the West," Botswana Democratic Party spokesperson Moeti Mohwasa said yesterday.
"As opposition parties we have made sufficient progress to ready ourselves to seize power, but any additional assistance will be welcomed."
But the ruling Botswana Democratic Party youth league chairperson Bontsi Monare said his party had strong relations with the ANC and the ANCYL and would prefer dialogue.
"We expect that when there are differences on any matter we will cooperate," he said.
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