Malema calls for Botswana�s isolation
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
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Julius Malema
Julius Malema’s party stated in its 2014 elections manifesto, launched on Saturday at Tembisa in the East Rand, "The EFF government will work towards African isolation of Botswana, which has been home of an imperialist military base and push for progressive internal reforms within Botswana which should involve the people of Botswana."
This is not the first time Botswana attracted tongue-lashing from former youth league president of the ruling African National Congress. About three years ago Malema accused Botswana of being a puppet of United States of America imperialism. "The ANC Youth League will also establish a Botswana command team, which will work towards uniting all oppositional forces in Botswana to oppose the puppet regime of Botswana, led by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)," Malema said at the time.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...