Fikile Mbalula Calls for ANC Members To Be Like ZCC Members and Kaizer Chiefs Fans

Fikile Mbalula Calls for ANC Members To Be Like ZCC Members and Kaizer Chiefs Fans

  • The African National Congress's Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula compared members of the party to members of the Zion Christian Church and Kaizer Chiefs fans
  • He applauded the party's recent by-election wins and called on them to emulate the discipline of ZCC members, who do not drink or smoke
  • He also called on members to be as loyal to the party as Kaizer Chiefs fans are to the club, despite losing

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, cabinet reshuffles, the State of the Nation Address, Parliament and Parliamentary committees, politician-related news and elections at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years.

Fikile Mbalula challenged ANC members to emulate the discipline of ZCC membrs
Fikile Mbalula compared ANC members to ZCC members. Images: Rodger Bosch/AFP via Getty Images and Monirul Bhuiyan / AFP via Getty Images
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SOWETO, JOHANNESBURG — The African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, called on members of the party to emulate the discipline of Zion Christian Church (ZCC) members and the loyalty of Kaizer Chiefs fans.

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Mbalula was speaking in Freedom Park, Soweto, while campaigning for the upcoming municipal elections. He said ANC members should be like Kaizer Chiefs fans. He said Chiefs fans are motivated. Even when Kaizer Chiefs loses a match, Kaizer Chiefs fans remain loyal to the club. He said Chiefs fans do not leave the club but have faith in the club. He cited Kaizer Chief's recent loss to Orlando Pirates as an example.

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Mbalula, also known as Razzmatazz, also said ANC members should also emulate members of the ZCC. He said the members of the ZCC do not drink alcohol and called on members to learn from the church members' discipline.

Fikile Mbalula called on ANC members to be disciplined
Fikile Mbalula wants ANC members to be loyal and disciplined. Image: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images
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South Africans laugh

Netizens commenting on TimesLIVE's Facebook post roasted Mbalula.

Naba Abanye said:

"The same guy who sits down before he enters a taxi."

Mvuselelo Dule asked:

"Was Kaizer Chiefs' management and the ZCC involved in a long list of corruption allegations?"

Tsietsi Ta Tsi said:

"Loyalty doesn't put food on the table for our kids."

Mmusetsi Roger Mosweu said:

"Disciplined while he and his colleagues are ill-disciplined with our tax money, stealing left, right and centre."

Nolo's Waga Lepylana said:

"You can't be loyal to an unproductive thing. You will be wasting your time."

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena joined Briefly News in 2023 and is a Current Affairs writer. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news policy and governance, analysis and profiles. Tebogo passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative Email: tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za