Malema is at it again

Julius Malema, the ‘Commander-in-Chief’ of the recently established Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party in South Africa, has been at it again. The former ANC Youth League leader, at the recent launch of the EFF manifesto, stated that ‘the EFF government will work towards African isolation of Botswana’.

This is not a new sentiment. Some time back, Malema stated that the ANC Youth League would overthrow the ruling party in Botswana. “The Youth League will establish a Botswana Command Team … to oppose the puppet regime … led by the BDP.” It was one of the reasons he was finally expelled from the ANC.

Now Juju is back, with all his reckless populist rhetoric. Who is this man? He was born in 1981, in which was then the Transvaal  province of South Africa. He comes from a humble and simple single-parent family. His mum was a domestic worker. He grew up in late Apartheid South Africa and it is therefor understandable he is the racist he’s openly demonstrated to be. I understand all that.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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