Ramaphosa selling SA for a glass of wine, says Malema
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says there is no difference between the leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa and that of his predecessor Jacob Zuma.
“They are all selling our country to the highest bidders,” Malema told supporters during his party’s 7th birthday celebrations on Sunday.
“Zuma was selling the country for a plate of curry and Ramaphosa is selling the country for a glass of wine from the Rupert family.
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“There is no difference between the current regime which is in bed with the Menells, the Ruperts and the Oppenheimers and the previous regime which was in bed with the Guptas.”
During a virtual address Malema slammed President Ramaphosa for the scourge of corruption, saying it worse than ever under the Ramaphosa administration.
“As a president who has himself sealed records in court to hide his funders who effectively bought him the Presidency while he was deputy president, Ramaphosa leads by example in covering up corruption.
“Corruption is institutionalised in the ANC-led government, and Ramaphosa’s chief lieutenant Pravin Gordhan has declared that not all corruption is criminal.
“We, therefore, expect very little to be done by Ramaphosa regarding corruption during this time as a man who has been complicit in the misuse of state-funds in all his time in public service.”
Addressing the nation last week, Ramaphosa confirmed that the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) would be probing all corruption related to Covid-19 funding.
This is after claims of Covid-19 corruption emerged from several provinces, including Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.