Government to move against Malema?
Government may be planning to move against former ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema, President Jacob Zuma suggested on Thursday.
File photoResponding to questions on the Marikana tragedy in the National Assembly, President Jacob Zuma told MPs there were "activities that are not acceptable" that were fomenting tension and unrest in the mining industry.
Government was looking at these.
"And I have engaged with the ministers concerned, to discuss how do we deal with this issue. And very, very soon we will be able to let the public know. Because it can no longer be accepted."
Zuma, in an apparent reference to Malema, who earlier this week called on mine workers to engage in a mass national strike, said it was not just the striking miners who were engaged in such unacceptable activity.
"It is also some people of some description who are going there to instigate miners to operate in a particular way. It can not be accepted. And therefore we are looking into that; we are going to be acting very soon," he said.
Earlier, in response to a question on what he planned to do about "the uncontrollable Polokwane political Frankenstein, Malema, created by yourself", Zuma laughed, and said he had created no such person.
"I shouldn't be blamed for somebody who has some characteristic of his own. It's not my fault. I never participated in the production of such a person," Zuma said, to jeers from opposition benches.
On Thursday, it was reported that the SA National Defence Force was seeking legal advice on what charges could be brought against Malema.
The day before, Malema addressed 40 of more than 1000 soldiers suspended after a protest at the Union Buildings in Pretoria in 2009. The SANDF took the unusual step of placing all its bases on high alert in anticipation of the meeting.
On Tuesday this week, Malema, speaking at a mine near Carletonville, called for workers at all SA mines to strike until the leaders of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) stepped down.
"If they [NUM leaders] don't hear our demands, we will strike for five days a month until they listen," he said at the time.
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GODESS
that laugh says it all " Za lambh' izinja", im sure they did a high five and sighed afterwards.Report Abuse
MommaC
"the uncontrollable Polokwane political Frankenstein, Malema, created by yourself",Pretty much sums him up.
How can they act against him though? They don't act against Vavi's rhetoric when he is calling for strikes or against the ANCYL when they are calling for something to become 'ungovernable" and if the soldiers who attended were off duty and in civilian clothes, they can't really do anything about that either.
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VENDALIOUS
Dear SowetanDon't be expecting more than 100 comments on this article because its almost past 4 and we're locking our offices.
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maneater
"I shouldn't be blamed for somebody who has some characteristic of his own. It's not my fault. I never participated in the production of such a person,"=========================================================================
fak you Zuma man we all know you created Malema. what are you taking us for, fools?
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Traveljunie
what a fitting picture, it's a joke, they will not move on Malema they are sh!t scared of this fatboyReport Abuse
Mrazane
Oh how soon we forget Bab'uMsholozi Juju is your baby. Unless you want to charge him with treason for inciting suspended soldiers I don't see how else you are going to deal with him, he is out of the ANC so you can't discipline him. What exactly are you going to do? Even the treason charge will not stick...other than going the KGB route and we wake up one day and find Juju is no where to be found, or are you going to organise a car accident for him?Report Abuse
sh!tFaceSamsung
waht! malema give u a sleepless nyteReport Abuse
sh!tFaceSamsung
is time to fly home with broom stics : tsiuuuuuw : straight to my room na nite folksReport Abuse
skhokho21
Mr president if you cannot deal with your creation, tell the very same ministers to ignore JM because you will embarass the ANC more. You have no case so far against this boy. Find something winnable in court or else you will be making JM the next CEO of this country, the same way you became one. Leave JM & concentrate on trying to lead the country until your term is complete.Report Abuse
Naija4Life
Wahala dey...water don pass garri..Report Abuse
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