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EFF TAKES STAND AGAINST SWAZILAND

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MBABANE – Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) plans to advocate for sanctions against Swaziland.


Described by Ma-lema as a government-in-waiting, the EFF took a resol-ution in its inaugural elections held in Bloemfontein to call for the democratisation of Swaziland.
 As a result, the kingdom is listed in the EFF’s Declaration of the First National People’s Assembly.


Reads the declaration: “We reaffirm our call on Morocco to end its occupation and colonisation of Western Sahara. In the same breath, we call on the apartheid state of Israel to end its racist occupation of Palestinian lands, and join on the call for the international isolation of the Israel through boycotts, divestment and sanctions until they end the occupation.”


“Furthermore, we join the international call on the release of the Cuban Five and lifting of the trade embargo on Cuba and its people. We also call for the democratisation of Swaziland and for the boycott of the dictator Ian Khama of Botswana, who is using state power to suppress revolutionaries and all who are critical of his government, including his restriction of EFF leadership from visiting Botswana.”
Malema is known as the Commander-in-Chief of the EFF.


The EFF is a breakaway organisation of the African National Congress (ANC).
The listing of the kingdom in the Declaration was a response to findings by the party’s Commission on International Relations, which reported to more than 2 000 delegates that Swaziland’s citizens were living under an oppressive system ‘worse than apartheid.’


The conference ran from last Saturday to Tuesday.
It was held at the University of the Free State.
Reporting back to the delegates, Vuyisile Schoeman, a party member, said they should not buy products from the Swazis who invested in South Africa. 

Comments (6 posted):

Ras Njabulo Dan Matsebula on 21/12/2014 10:25:38
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Please someone tell this big headed julius malema to stop dreaming. Who he thinks he is? Hey Mr just leave our beautiful country in peace unake Pay Back Our Money. We don' t need you. Who told you kutsi we want you to help us? I think there's something missing lahloko yakhe lona.
s c shongwe on 21/12/2014 11:03:42
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Good move Malema.tired of oppressive govnmnt
Sipho Dlamini on 21/12/2014 11:16:02
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Uyahlanya lo-Malema wakhona,utawenta le eveni lakhe loyo msangano wakhe,who said we need him to engage himself etindzabeni tetfu kaNgwane,kube we are oppressed ngabe siyakuveta phela loko,manje asikuveti,lokusho kutsi we are well settled and catered for except there and there,hhayi kutsi we are not free.
Tutu shongwe on 21/12/2014 14:49:51
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There's nothing to write home about with this guy. Bafuna sihlale ngekukhombana emehlweni njengabo! Interefering on other people's affairs is a clear sign of lacking wisdom.
Ntokozo on 21/12/2014 22:17:18
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Swaziland's political climate may be a cause of concern, but who is this Malema,what is he, what does he know about Swaziland and its political standing?I think he needs to first mind his own party's problems.
Vuyiswa on 23/02/2015 22:52:23
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Malema wenu udinga usizo coz he is one sick person i ever seen in my life and i feel sorry 4 him shame UYADABUKISA NJE

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