Picture of Julius Malema and Fikile Mbalula Hugging and Laughing Goes Viral

Picture of Julius Malema and Fikile Mbalula Hugging and Laughing Goes Viral

  • Economic Freedom Fighter president Julius Malema stirred the internet up when he posed with the African National Congress's Fikile Mbalula
  • The two politicians are known to blast each other on social media, and Mbalula has at one stage accused Malema of being the MK Party's president Jacob Zuma's puppeteer
  • South Africans commenting on the picture hotly discussed the picture, with some calling for Malema to return to the ANC

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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.

EFF president Julius Malema shared a light moment with ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula
Julius Malema and Fikile Mbalula posed for a picture. Images: Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images via Getty Images and Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo Images via Getty Images
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JOHANNESBURG — The President of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema and the African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula caused a debate when they shared a moment of laughter.

Malema and Mbalula smile

Malema posted an image of himself and Mbalula posing for a picture on his @Julius_S_Malema X account. In the picture, Malema and Mbalula share a warm embrace and are having a light moment. He shared a tongue-in-cheek caption:

"Just for control."

View the X picture here:

Mbalula and Malema have in the past taken shots at each other in public. Mbalula has accused Malema of running a cult and recently accused him of being the puppet master of MK Party president Jacob Zuma. The two were known to be friends when Malema was still a member of the ANC as the Youth League president.

Julius Malema posted a picture of himself and Fikile Mbalula
Julius Malema smiled with Fikile Mbalula. Images: Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images via Getty Images
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What you need to know about Mbalula and Malema

South Africans joke

Netizens commenting on the picture shared jokes about the pair.

Cassiday Rangata said:

"Look at how happy you guys are. Leave this EFF thing and go back to the ANC."

ZizinjaAbelungu said:

"In 2024 I said only the two of you can save this country moving forward. That I wish one day yo can sit down and iron out your political differences."

Mullar said:

"The leadership to keep young South Africans hopeful and manage their anger on behalf of WMC. We see you."

Umtshabalalisi said:

"Two sides. One coin. Insert coin to play the voter."

Gumgedle asked:

"Can we see the same with Floyd?"

Fikile Mbalula salutes delegation to the United States

In a related article, Briefly News reported that Mbalula praised the delegation of officials who joined President Cyril Ramaphosa in the United States. He said Ramaphosa was elevating South Africa's voice on the world stage.

Mbalula spoke after Ramaphosa and his delegation, which included ministers and business people, had a bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump. South Africans were not convinced.

Source: Briefly News

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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