Julius Malema Says EFF Is Willing to Help Zimbabweans Get Home so They Can Participate in Zim Elections

Julius Malema Says EFF Is Willing to Help Zimbabweans Get Home so They Can Participate in Zim Elections

  • EFF leader Julius Malema has offered to bus Zimbabwean nationals home so they can vote in Zimbabwe's upcoming elections
  • Malema called on Zim citizens scattered across the world to fix their country by voting
  • Millions of Zimbabweans fled the embattled country in the face of political and economic instability

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JOHANNESBURG - The much anticipated Zimbabwean elections are around the corner, and Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema is willing to lend a helping hand.

EFF leader Julius Malema said his party was willing to help Zimbabweans get home so they could participate in the elections
EFF leader Julius Malema called on Zimbabweans in the diaspora to return home and participate in the Zim elections. Image: Guillem Sartorio & Loredana Sangiuliano
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Malema that his part was willing to help get Zimbabweans home so that they can participate in the elections, Newzroom Afrika reported.

Malema calls for Zimbabweans to participate in their country's elections

The reb beret leader called on Zim nationals in the diaspora to make the journey home and make their mark on the ballot paper.

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Many Zimbabweans have fled to South Africa and other countries due to political instability and economic uncertainty.

Malema said that the power to change the political and economic challenges facing the country by actively participating in the elections, SABC News reported.

South Africans agree with Julius Malema

Below are some comments:

@PrinceS74582528 claimed:

"Only Zanu PF is allowed to openly campaign, and it is the only party that has a voter's roll already. Not even free transport can change people's minds."

@misumuzi_4 said:

"If I were a Zimbabwean, I wouldn’t even bother wasting my own money to travel from SA to Zimbabwe just to vote for already predetermined election results."

@dumi_mkhabela agreed:

"As they should and elect a new governor for a better life."

@RabalaoMzi speculated:

"Sadly they are not interested, life is good for them in SA."

@simaxis commented:

"BS, where are they going to get the money from? These busses will charge you fares, and EFF will get a cut out of it, most probably."

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EFF’s Julius Malema threatens to publicly shame leaders who fail to sell Gala tickets and organise buses

In another story, Briefly News reported that Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema wants the party's leaders to pull their weight ahead of the 10th-anniversary celebration.

Malema has threatened to bar leaders from attending the birthday bash at the FNB Stadium this month if they do not fulfil their end of the bargain.

According to News24, the Red Berets leader stated during a press conference at the Uncle Tom community hall in Orlando, Soweto, that leaders who failed to complete necessary tasks before the birthday bash would be publicly shamed and barred from attending the festivities.

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Lerato Mutsila (Current affairs editor) Lerato Mutsila is a journalist with 3 years of experience. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Pearson Institute of Higher Education in 2020, majoring in broadcast journalism, political science and communication. Lerato joined the Briefly News current affairs desk in August 2022. Mutsila is also a fellow of the 2021/2022 Young African Journalists Acceleration programme, which trained African journalists in climate journalism. You can contact Lerato at lerato.mutsila@breifly.co.za