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CONFIDENT: Minister Tokyo Sexwale

 Those who support Tokyo must never be criticised or called names 

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Hinting that he might throw his weight behind the former businessman if Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe did not challenge for the job, Malema described Sexwale as a "business man of note" who qualified to be president of the ANC.

"Those who support Tokyo must never be criticised or called names," Malema said.

The ANCYL has made no secret that it wants Motlanthe to replace Zuma.

Weekend reports suggested that Sexwale was ready to take on Zuma, with a list being circulated to garner support from ANC members, particularly in the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape. The campaign has been dubbed "Anything But Zuma" (ABZ).

Yesterday Malema warned against the danger of writing anyone off, saying Sexwale like everyone else who is an ANC member in good standing, qualified to be at the helm of the party.

"If members want him they will elect him," he said, before cautioning that this did not mean he was voicing his support for Sexwale to succeed Zuma.

ANC veterans such as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Sexwale, who have publicly backed Malema, had been approached to help the embattled youth leaders. They believed that a political solution rather than a suspension was the answer to the stand-off between the league and its mother body.

Malema denied receiving money from Sexwale.

"I have not received his money ... but I wish he would have given me some of it," said Malema, leading to thunderous laughter from the floor.

"If he had given me I would not be ashamed, it's money from a comrade not a coward."

It emerged at the weekend that a company started and partly owned by Sexwale allegedly paid at least R100000 to Malema's family trust.

Malema said he was not for sale.

"Imagine a man like me who knows money being bought with R100000," he asked.

He would not discuss reports that he owed R10-million to the taxman.

He said he was eagerly awaiting the conclusion of a probe by the Hawks and the public protector into alleged corruption on his part relating to On-Point engineering, a company linked to tenders in Limpopo.

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May 15, 2012

ApelMankotsana

Whereas i support every ANC leader who is willing to challenge Jacob Zuma, i however doubt if Tokyo' challenge will stand the test of time. His supporters in the periphery and in minority. He does not command the respect and agility to challenge Zuma..He has campainged even during Thabo Mbeki but failed.......
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May 15, 2012

Sinudeity

Great, elections are next year, and the ANC top dawgs have started electioneering.

Service delivery and all other essential functions will go out the door as the ANC starts the dirty fight.
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May 15, 2012

PleaseGetReal

Imagine a man like me who knows money being bought with R100000," he asked.

I thought your just a poor boy, as you lied to everyone, now you know money. Pity your gardener and contractor is not seeing any of it.
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May 15, 2012

Kenthotsabatho

This 'fight' for ANC presidency is going getting dirtier and murkier! KZN has already indicated their favourite candidate, JZ, while other provinces are still 'mum' about it! ABZ people must step up the 'battle' or be content to be left in the wilderness! The campaign in the KZN is in its earnest.....!
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May 15, 2012

truthhurt

The South African youth supports any decision by the Youth League.
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May 15, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

Like an opportunist of note Tokyo always waits for a bit of drama and he wants to take over, clearly for a person who has been in the ANC he appears to think that we do not know he habours ambitions of being the one at the Revolutionary House. TMG does not know the ANC well his ambition will not be realised and this is becasue of his timing. His timing is very wrong because we expect him to support the current leadership of the ANC and he's secretly creating his own faction he is tjatjarag Tokyo very tjatjarag!!!!!
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May 15, 2012

Papage

Mr Tokyo, My President, I will support you, just to get rit of the Shower man, thereafter I will vote for Mr Mbeki to come back and restore the Country creditebility, Viva Tokyo Viva
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May 15, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

Let them go for the full throttle

The political alphabet changes, firstly it WKFZ (We Will K!ill for Zuma) now it's ABZ.......... do we blame OBE or it is lack of vision from leaders..............


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May 15, 2012

molefelives

Mr Sexwale realises that the ANC is headless
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May 15, 2012

MSG_S

Tokyo must just concentrate in bussiness. he has been a failure in politics ,peroid.
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