Julius Malema’s “attack” on journalists from the Gupta-owned ANN7 and The New Age contradicts his party's claims to be “a vanguard of the working class”. That’s according to the Communication Workers Union (CWU)‚ which said it “joins thousands of South Africans who condemn” the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Malema “for his unfortunate and misplaced attack on workers”.Malema had said that journalists working at ANN7 and The New Age were not welcome at EFF events‚ nor could their safety attending them be guaranteed.“It’s important for Malema to be alive to the fact that these workers come from the most vulnerable‚ downtrodden and poorest of the poor communities‚” said the union’s general secretary‚ Aubrey Sello Tshabalala.“These workers in their majority are blacks whom he claims his party represents. It’s a travesty that a commander-in-chief of a party which claims to be a vanguard of the working class is unable to separate those who own the means of production (capitalists) from those who are exploited by the same capitalists he claims to be fighting.“This has exposed his political bankruptcy and narrow politicking.”Tshabalala said the union was “up in arms against ANN7 and The New Age with regard to poor working conditions in these companies and we know how exploited these workers are and how they struggle daily to make ends meet”.But‚ he also urged “the EFF to fight its political battles with the Guptas and not focus on easy targets‚ workers who are defenceless”.Last year‚ ANN7 was named the worst employer in the country by the Congress of South African Trade Unions of SA after being nominated by the CWU."You have been rated the worst among the worst... Any other media house‚ we know these things are happening‚ workers tell us everyday what is happening and we are coming‚" he said in a warning to other media houses‚” News24 quoted Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini as having said at the time.Tshabalala added that the union called on state authorities to provide “sufficient protection for our members at ANN7 and The New Age while they are on duty trying to make a living”...