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Eyewitness News
02-08-2025
- Politics
- Eyewitness News
Malema takes a swipe at African heads of State
JOHANNESBURG - Economic Freedom Front (EFF) leader Julius Malema has taken aim at African heads of state, accusing them of presenting themselves for a humiliation ritual in the United States Oval Office. Malema delivered this message at the party's 3rd central command team meeting in Bela Bela. He is calling on his party to force Africa to cut ties with imperialist powers. Malema caught the ire of US President Donald Trump when South Africa visited the Oval Office in May—where Trump showed visuals of the firebrand chanting "shoot the boer"—as she sought to substantiate a false claim that whites were under siege in the country. Five African heads of state have recently been hosted by the US president. With President Cyril Ramaphosa being one of them, Malema has accused him of going to the Oval for the sole purpose of discussing the EFF. He says Ramaphosa failed to even defend the "shoot the boer" chant—which is rooted in the president's own political party—the African National Congress (ANC). The EFF leader—in his observations—also notes the lack of improvement in relations between South Africa and the US. During his address, Malema also took a swipe at the US president, describing him as the most unstable imperialist—with ties to sex traffickers. He has further labelled Trump's tariff war as irrational and illiterate—lacking the understanding of the concept of a trade deficit. Malema has called on the global forces on the left to unite against the US.
The South African
21-05-2025
- Politics
- The South African
Johann Rupert SLAMS Trump's 'white genocide' claims
Billionaire businessman Johann Rupert has been hailed a 'true patriot' after he shot down US President Donald Trump's claims that there is a 'white genocide' – particularly amongst white farmers – in South Africa. Rupert was part of SA President Cyril Ramaphosa's special convoy to the White House on Wednesday, 21 May. He was joined by world-famous golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, who also shared their views about their home country. During the presidential meeting between Cyril Ramaphosa and Donald Trump, the topic of 'white genocide' and Afrikaner farm murders quickly became a focal point. Another burning topic was the recent Expropriation Bill, which Trump believes is 'confiscating land' from white South Africans. During the tense meeting, Trump also had a clip play of Economic Freedom Front (EFF) leader Julius Malema singing struggle song Kill The Boer , and calling for land expropriation. While Ramaphosa did his best to deny the claims of targeted crime against white South Africans, his voice was repeatedly cut short by Trump. Ramaphosa called on several members of his entourage to speak up. They included Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen, golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, and businessman Johann Rupert. Speaking on the topic of 'white genocide', Rupert boldly told Trump: 'We have too many deaths. But it's across the board. It's not only white farmers'. He continued: 'If you look at the statistics, a lot of the murders – firstly, it's unemployment, and then illegal aliens'. Rupert then claimed that the Western Cape – particularly the Cape Flats – had a higher violence and murder rate. 'We've got gang warfare', he added. While Johann Rupert supported Cyril Ramaphosa's rebuttal against Trump, he also endorsed Elon Musk, who has also been accused of spreading misinformation about South Africa. 'We need technological help. We need Starlink in every police station', Rupert told Trump. He then took aim at Ramaphosa's predecessor, Jacob Zuma, who, he claims, rejected his offer of using drones in parks to prevent animal poaching. Referring to Zuma, Rupert said, 'He stopped the importation because he said the US would spy on us.' On the X app, South Africans praised Johann Rupert for speaking up against 'white genocide'. @MogomotsiLebot2: 'Johann Rupert is a patriot. That's it. That's the tweet'. @JesseFJacobs: 'Rupert is speaking the truth about South Africa. He is telling them the biggest murder rate is not on the farms but the Cape Flats. This is the truth that needed to come out'. @Shokwakhe16: 'Johann Rupert has just said what Ramaphosa is scared to say, that illegal immigrants are behind the spate of killing white farmers'. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 . Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp , Facebook , X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
