Malema says EFF ‘more than happy’ to bus Zimbabweans home for elections

By Times Live

EFF leader Julius Malema says his party is “more than happy” to assist Zimbabweans in South Africa with buses to go home and participate in their country’s national election next month.

Malema said Zimbabweans in the diaspora must take responsibility and be their own liberators.

“We call on all Zimbabweans who are here in South Africa to go back home and vote. If it means coming back, they can come back. They are more than welcome, but they must do the right thing. No-one is going to fight for Zimbabweans who are loitering in the streets here, they are their own liberators,” he said.

Malema said those requiring transport must approach the EFF offices, where party representatives “will be more than happy to rent buses for them to go home and vote”.

It is not clear if Zimbabweans will have to pay for the trip or if the EFF will pay on their behalf.

“The elections mark a critical opportunity for the people of Zimbabwe to elect a government of their choice, to uplift the nation from the poverty that defines what was once known as the breadbasket of Africa. We call on Zanu-PF to resist the urge to practise violence against its political opponents and from any form of intimidation of citizens to coerce their vote,” sad Malema.

Build One SA movement leader Mmusi Maimane previously called on the government to make sure there are free and fair elections in Zimbabwe.

“We must stop supporting elections which are not conducted in a free and fair environment, we must stop supporting elections that are rigged and we must stop allowing South African banks to be used by money laundering members of the Gold Mafia,” he said.

“We cannot keep supporting Zanu-PF because of what they did during the liberation struggle. They are now the oppressor. We must be honest and direct with them and tell them we cannot afford to keep paying the bill for their oppression and corruption. Time is up.

“To solve this issue, we need to make sure there are free and fair elections in Zimbabwe in August. That doesn’t happen in August, it starts now. South Africa has influence on Zimbabwe and we must use it more than we use our influence on Russia and Ukraine because this is happening in our neighbourhood.”