PODCAST | Malema speaks about socialism, xenophobia, a borderless Africa and nuclear power

29 February 2024 - 10:42 By TIMESLIVE
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EFF leader Julius Malema during an interview with podcaster Rams Mabote on the Taking the Rams by the Horn podcast with SowetanLIVE.
EFF leader Julius Malema during an interview with podcaster Rams Mabote on the Taking the Rams by the Horn podcast with SowetanLIVE.
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“How does how you dress have anything to do with the ideology (socialism) you hold? When we take over we will implement socialist policies”, says EFF leader Julius Malema. On occasion, he has been criticised for living a lavish lifestyle.

South Africa will be a socialist state without provinces and will have a state-owned bank should the EFF take over the government.

Listen to Malema's big plans:

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Malema describes what the country will look like should he become president. He says he will nip corruption in the bud and create 9-million jobs.

Saying size matters in politics, Malema gave his assessment of the rivalry between some political parties in filling stadiums, particularly the ANC. He argues that the signs are pointing to support for the governing party being on the decline 

Another party, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party), which former president Jacob Zuma has been campaigning for, seems to be making waves. The Social Research Foundation (SRF) put its support at 24% in KwaZulu-Natal, a province that is a battleground for the ANC and EFF. Malema says Zuma is in no way a threat to the red berets.

He dissects this and other issues in this episode with SowetanLIVE podcaster Rams Mabote.

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