Sunday Times journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika should be charged with high treason as he is a threat to national security, the ANC Youth League in Mpumalanga said on Monday.
"There is no huge difference between the offence allegedly committed by Wa Afrika and that of the Boeremag, the only difference is that the latter wanted to overthrow the state by violent means while Wa Afrika wanted to do so through peddling lies," provincial spokesman Ronald Ozzy Lamola said.
He was referring to the actions of the right-wing Boeremag organisation, who were allegedly responsible for planting bombs in Soweto in 2002.
Lamola said Wa Afrika had undermined security in the Presidency and the Mpumulanga Premier's office, which was a direct attack on the state and its people.
He called on the National Prosecuting Authority to charge Wa Afrika with treason.
The league held its Provincial Executive Committee meeting in Nelspruit on Sunday, where Wa Afrika's case, among other issues, was discussed.
Lamola called on Youth League members to attend Wa Afrika's next court appearance on November 8 at the Nelspruit Regional Court, saying that offences like his would further strengthen the ruling party's case for a media tribunal.
The PEC also discussed the current wage negotiations of public servants.
Lamola said the league supported the demands for an 8.6 percent wage increase and R1000 housing allowance by the workers.
"Our support is based on the fact that the low salaries our parents are earning as public servants affect our education and economic position. We start from a negative side in life because of the poverty of our parents," Lamola said.
ANC youth compare journo to Boeremag bombers
Sunday Times journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika should be charged with high treason as he is a threat to national security, the ANC Youth League in Mpumalanga said on Monday.
"There is no huge difference between the offence allegedly committed by Wa Afrika and that of the Boeremag, the only difference is that the latter wanted to overthrow the state by violent means while Wa Afrika wanted to do so through peddling lies," provincial spokesman Ronald Ozzy Lamola said.
He was referring to the actions of the right-wing Boeremag organisation, who were allegedly responsible for planting bombs in Soweto in 2002.
Lamola said Wa Afrika had undermined security in the Presidency and the Mpumulanga Premier's office, which was a direct attack on the state and its people.
He called on the National Prosecuting Authority to charge Wa Afrika with treason.
The league held its Provincial Executive Committee meeting in Nelspruit on Sunday, where Wa Afrika's case, among other issues, was discussed.
Lamola called on Youth League members to attend Wa Afrika's next court appearance on November 8 at the Nelspruit Regional Court, saying that offences like his would further strengthen the ruling party's case for a media tribunal.
The PEC also discussed the current wage negotiations of public servants.
Lamola said the league supported the demands for an 8.6 percent wage increase and R1000 housing allowance by the workers.
"Our support is based on the fact that the low salaries our parents are earning as public servants affect our education and economic position. We start from a negative side in life because of the poverty of our parents," Lamola said.
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