Nzimande: Gupta family's citizenship must be revoked
South African Communist Party (SACP) general-secretary Blade Nzimande has launched another scathing attack on the Gupta family.
Nzimande was delivering the Chris Hani memorial in Durban.
The controversial Gupta family is embroiled in allegations of state capture, and that is has undue influence over the appointment of Cabinet ministers.
Nzimande, who is also the Minister of Higher Education, called for the family's South African citizenship to be revoked.
"We never struggled so we take this beautiful country of ours and hand it over to an immigrant Indian family, the Gupta family.
"Comrades we must stand up and fight against this because our country is being sold."
The SACP has called on President Jacob Zuma to resign following his decision to axe former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. The Gupta family is thought to be close to the president.
But Nzimande warned the family that it is playing a dangerous game.
"This Gupta family is playing a very toxic role in our country. A very toxic role in relation with some of our own comrades."
He sounded a warning for the African National Congress (ANC) ahead of the 2019 elections.
"We think the time is over now where we all go and campaign for the elections and come back and only one person decides who to deploy."
This was in reference to President Zuma's recent Cabinet reshuffle, which has angered the SACP due to what it calls a lack of consultation.