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GOOD TASTE: Expelled ANCYL president Julius Malema at his house in Sandton. Photo: Tsheko Kabasia

 Mine bosses refused to speak to me - Malema 

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• 'We'll make mines ungovernable' - Malema

Malema, who addressed the mineworkers released from jail at Marikana yesterday, told Sowetan that after his interaction with workers he contacted Lonmin in London and it refused to speak to him.

"We were going to help them end the strike. Their R12500 demand is possible, the mine owners earn more than enough," he said.

"But now Lonmin owners in London are being misled by the politically connected."

ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa is part of the BEE company at Lonmin.

Malema said he was accused of being an opportunist by leading the struggle of mineworkers but that Ramaphosa, who is a non-executive director of Lonmin, gets more than R50000 to attend a meeting.

"He is going to make more now when they try to resolve the crisis. They have to attend meetings until everything returns to normal."

Ramaphosa received about R800000 in the past financial year for his role as a non-executive director.

Asked about being investigated by the Hawks, Malema said he was aware that various government organs - the Hawks, police and the South African Revenue Service (Sars) - were all investigating him.

But none of the organs had ever interviewed him, except for the provisional report from Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, which he recently received.

"I am not afraid of being arrested or being investigated. But none of these state organs has ever interviewed me, including the public protector. I have seen her (Madonsela) report and what she is saying, but she has never spoken to me."

When asked what the report says, Malema said he had signed a confidentiality form not to divulge details.

"I am not going to talk about it because if she fails ... she should not blame me for making her work difficult. I cannot deny that she gave me the report," he said.

He confirmed that he has, however, been in contact with Sars and that certain figures were disputed.

He added that he was almost about to settle them.

Malema reiterated: "No one has interviewed me, I am not scared of being arrested or being investigated.

"But we got information from Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa's protector that I was going to be arrested."

"He apparently said it out of anger as he was leaving Marikana mine during the memorial service."

'I am not afraid of being arrested or probed'

• This article was first published in the printed newspaper and eEdition on 6 September 2012. Click on this link to view the eEdition

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Sep 7, 2012

babyfats

wena naaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
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Sep 7, 2012

babyfats

wena naaaa!!!!!!
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Sep 7, 2012

LLCool

good.....
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Sep 7, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

and who are you?? To speak to Shereholders ?
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Sep 7, 2012

Papage

I just saw Juju now turning into Katherine Street towards Kramerville, he looked relaxed and happy
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Sep 7, 2012

M'Lungu

Eish! The Woodworking Limpopo Loafer is still doing nothing, but talking k@k! And this newspaper is selling lots of copies because of it!
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Sep 7, 2012

Kgaoza606

Ohh, now Juju is a financial expert... Since he knows a lot about finance and accounting why doesn't he assist in accounting for the millions he and Mathale stole to end up bankrupting Limpopo... Charity begins at home Juju...
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Sep 7, 2012

MasheleJ

1] I dunno what MorenaWaPolelo be on about - looks like a serious disconnect there and what are these "Shereholders" he be dribbling over. F for Fail!


1] Ol' Julian confessed that he "made a mistake" when calling for Zuma to replace Mbeki.

How many other "mistakes" will he confess to given that his lack of education (has he even ever heard of Caesar or Cicero) handicaps him and his deliberate intransigence stems from deliberate ingnorance.

He ain't helping anybody, miners included - much less himself but watch him blame all his misfortunes on others - that he be good at...
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Sep 7, 2012

Papage

I hear his six Petrol stations are doing very well, Viva Juju, Viva
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Sep 7, 2012

RobinH

Why should they speak to you, Jelly Baby? You have no mandate and no position.
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