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JULIUS MALEMA ON ZUMA

Kgomotso Matsunyane asked Mr Malema about his upbringing; his current circumstances, his new party; his story and views. Juliuos Malema and Kgomotso Matsunyane also speak about the very human side of being a Daddy.

Julius Sello Malema (born 3 March 1981) is a South African politician, and the former president of the African National Congress Youth League. He occupies a notably controversial position in South African public and political life; having risen to prominence with his support for African National Congress president, and later President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma. He has been described by both Zuma and the Premier of Limpopo Province as the "future leader" of South Africa.
 Less favourable portraits paint him as a "reckless populist" with the potential to destabilise South Africa and to spark racial conflict.
 
He was convicted of hate speech in March 2010 and again in September 2011. In November 2011 he was found guilty of sowing divisions within the ANC and, in conjunction with his two-year suspended sentence in May 2010, was suspended from the party for five years. In 2011, he was also convicted of hate speech after calling for the murder of white people. On 4 February 2012 the appeal committee of the African National Congress announced that it found no reason to "vary" a decision of the disciplinary committee taken in 2011, but did find evidence in aggravation of circumstances, leading them to impose the harsher sentence of expulsion from the ANC. 
On 25 April 2012 Malema lost an appeal to have his expulsion from the ANC overturned, as this exhausted his final appeal, his expulsion took immediate effect. In September 2012 he was charged with fraud and moneylaundering. He appeared before the Polokwane Magistrates Court in November 2012 to face these charges, plus an additional charge of racketeering. The case was postponed to 23 April 2013.

Depiction in mainstream media
 
Malema is known for his controversial statements and has become a frequent target for lampooning. Initially, Cartoonists Zapiro and Jeremy Nell frequently drew him dressed in nappies. Some analysts depict him as an orator, with a broad appeal in the young, poor, and disadvantaged black electorate. More recently, as Malema's public profile has grown, he has been described by critics in the media as a "demagogue". He was listed in Time (magazine)'s Least Influential People of 2010, whereas conversely Forbes Magazine named him as one of the "10 Youngest Power Men In Africa" in September 2011.
 
Financial problems
 
In February 2013 it was reported that Malema's property would be auctioned off to pay a R16.1 million debt he owed the South African Revenue Service (SARS) after he failed to meet payment deadlines for unpaid taxes.  Malema now works as a DJ at a local nightclub in the Limpopo province.


Below from M&G online:
In a press statement released on Tuesday, Malema said the ANC could never provide a sustainable solution to the country's developmental problems and condemned both the alliance partners and the opposition parties as ineffectual.

He called on South Africans to "stand up and be counted" and announced his intention to hold consultative forums and platforms across the country to discuss "what is to be done".

"[The] Economic Freedom Fighters believe that South Africans should stand up and be counted. As economic Freedom Fighters. We call on all South Africans committed to real change to submit the names, contact details and current political affiliation to the economicfreedomstruggle@gmail.com," Malema said in the statement.

The man, who once claimed to be "prepared to die for [Jacob Zuma] … prepared to take up arms and kill for Zuma", described the ANC as a party "committed to a right-wing, neo-liberal and capitalist agenda which has kept [the] majority of our people on the margins of South Africa's economy".

A day after the majority of the ANC Youth League's structures were disbanded by a national task team set up to reorganise the youth wing, Malema described the league as a "lap dog" sent to repeat what the ANC leadership has said.

In an apparent swipe at former youth league alumnis Fikile Mbalula and Malusi Gigaba, Malema derided "puppet youth league leaders", who had been rewarded with Cabinet posts and other perks. 

Perhaps pre-empting further legal action against him, Malema also warned that "victimisation of those who are suspected of forming political alternatives in the ANC will increase with threats of arrests and possible manipulation of the justice system until imprisonment". 

Party political platform
 Malema and his group of loyal supporters, who refer to themselves as "Economic Freedom Fighters" appear to have taken a page out of struggle activist Mamphela Ramphele's book.

Earlier this year, Ramphele left political watchers scratching their heads with her announcement that she was setting up a "party political platform", known as Agang, before embarking on a "listening tour" to get insight into what South Africans want of their country. Her goal; to set up a political party in order to contest the 2014 elections.

Last week, Ramphele applied to register her party political platform as a political party.

Malema's gambit appears to be much the same – sounding out what support he may have on the ground before launching and registering a political party. It is believed that the group intends to register a party in time for the 2014 elections.

But unlike Ramphele, Malema has already set the agenda for the nature of the consultations, which would be focused on what he calls "base principles", including:

- the expropriation of land without compensation;
 - the nationalisation of mines, banks, and other strategic sectors of the economy;
 - building state and government capacity, which will lead to the abolishment of tenders;
 - free quality education, healthcare, houses, and sanitation;
 - massive protected industrial development to create millions of sustainable jobs;
 - massive development of the African economy and advocating for a move from reconciliation to justice; and
 - open, accountable government and society without fear of victimisation by state police.

These principles largely mirror the principles of the youth league in the latter years of Malema's leadership. He called on those who uphold these principles to make submissions on what should be done via email, Facebook or Twitter.

He also called for submissions on ways to conduct fundraising for the group.

"We call for submissions on what can be fundraising mechanisms for this platform because we do not have money, and lack of money cannot stop up from expressing our democratic rights," he said.

Malema owed the taxman R16-million and a number of his assets have been seized to pay off his debt. His Schuilkraal farm was auctioned for R2.5-million on Monday. Last month his incomplete Sandown mansion was auctioned for R5.9-million.

Malema also faces charges of fraud and corruption related to tenders in Limpopo.


Unemployment rises in first quarter
7 May 2013 
South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 25.2% in the first quarter of 2013 following a decline in the fourth quarter of 2012, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Monday. 
"Unemployment increased by 100 000 to 4.6-million resulting in an increase in the unemployment rate to 25.2%," Stats SA's Kefiloe Masiteng said at the release of the latest quarterly labour force survey. 
The household-based sample survey collects data on the labour market activities of individuals aged 15 years and above who live in South Africa. 
The proportion of South Africa's labour force that is unemployed declined from 25.5% in the third quarter to 24.9% in the fourth quarter of 2012. 
Stats SA defines an unemployed person as someone aged between 15 to 64 who was not employed in the reference week of survey, was actively looking for work in the four weeks preceding the survey, and was available for work or for starting a business. 
According to the survey, the number of discouraged work seekers - people who were not employed during the reference period, and who wanted to work but did not take active steps to find work due to no jobs being available - increased by 73 000 to 2.3-million people between the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013. 
The expanded unemployed rate stood at 36.7% in the first quarter, the highest it has been since 2008. The expanded unemployment rate includes those who have stopped looking for work. 
South Africa's economy lost about one-million jobs in the global recession; the country's highest level of employment (before the recession), at 14-million, was seen in the fourth quarter of 2008. 
There were a total 13.6-million people employed in the country in the first quarter of 2013. 
"Since the lowest level of employment in the third quarter of 2010 (at 12.9-million), the economy has created 646 000 jobs. This is still 406 000 jobs lower than the levels observed in the fourth quarter of 2008," Stats SA said. 
The proportion of those who are employed or looking for work (the labour force participation rate) among the country's working age population declined by 3.6% to 54.8% between the first quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2013. 
The survey also found that the country's formal and informal sectors contracted by 0.3% (25 000 jobs) and 0.6% (13 000 jobs) respectively between quarter four 2012 and quarter one 2013. 
However, both sectors grew by 0.8% and 4.1% respectively compared to a year ago (quarter one 2012). 
Six industries contributed positively to the net gain of 44 000 jobs observed in the first quarter on a quarter-to-quarter basis. The biggest contributors were agriculture followed by community and social services. 
Earlier on Monday, in a research note, Absa Capita said it had expected a rise in the unemployment rate due to weak growth and labour-shedding in the private sector, particularly in the mining sector. 
"Last year, the unemployment rate rose by a full percentage point to 24.9% over the course of 2012. In fact, we think the unemployment rate rose further in quarter one because quarter four typically sees a seasonal uptick in employment," Absa Capital said. 
Source: SAnews.gov.za 



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