President Ramaphosa to move South Africa back to level 5 – EFF leader Julius Malema reveals

South Africa will be on hard lockdown for 21 days.

This claim was made by EFF leader Julius Malema in an interview with television news channel Newzroom Africa on Tuesday morning, 22 June.

Malema was answering a question around the vaccination programme which he described as shambolic.

Malema questioned why the government had not bought vaccines from China and Russia, which he said had not been scientifically challenged.

He further claimed that as the country is battling with the deadly virus, President Cyril Ramaphosa had revealed to him the country will be on level 5 for 21 days.

He said this was revealed to him during discussions on how the country was planning to tackle the virus.

He also spoke about how the government was planning to roll out the vaccination programme.

“The problem is that always there is shifting of goalposts,” said Malema.

“From the handling of this vaccine programme, it has been one mess after the other and it is very clear there is no programme by the government to vaccinate our people.”

He also explained why the red berets would be protesting against what he called an unimpressive programme, saying the party would be adhering to the health protocols.

He said he has asked for a meeting with Ramaphosa to share his party’s ideas on how to tackle the virus.

He then accused Ramaphosa of putting profit ahead of the country, accusing him of colluding with the West and socially engaging them when he has banned political activities.

“We have never called them irresponsible. I’m calling for a meeting once, once, and in less than two hours we’re done to raise the plight of our people. Let’s put aside business transactions and give our people the vaccines, which are available and can be provided in huge numbers,” he said.

EFF leader Julius Malema to fire MPS and councillors

EFF leader Julius Malema is cracking the whip on a phalanx of EFF “lazy” councillors, MPS and members of provincial legislatures (MPLS) who have failed to meet the May 31 deadline to launch their branches.

News of their imminent removal from their cushy jobs came after EFF secretary-general Marshall Dlamini wrote a letter to all the structures of the party informing them that the deadline for the launch of their branches had lapsed and no branch meetings should be convened in future.

Dated June 3, the letter which we have seen, reads in part: “The deadline date of the convening of branch people’s assemblies and branch general assemblies has lapsed. Therefore, this communique directs that the convening of branch people’s assemblies/branch general assemblies are terminated with immediate effect.

“This directive must be complied with in its entirety, further directive will be issued by the office of the secretary-general. Commissars and fighters are directed to ensure that this directive is communicated and understood with discipline by all structures and members of the organisation.”

Two sources, who did not want to be named for fear of victimisation, said that Malema was supposed to have held a meeting with the affected parties on Wednesday but postponed the meeting to Friday.

“The meeting might happen this coming week.

The letter, as you see it, was a strategy to prepare the ground for [the] removal of these public representatives from their jobs,” said the source.

Another mole said Malema had an overwhelming support from many EFF members who disapprove of sluggish performance by some party representatives.

“The commander-in-chief himself left everything and went to Seshego to launch his own branch there. So, what is so special about these ones?” asked the source.

Among those affected in Gauteng, according to the list circulated in party structures, are MP Tseko Mafanya, five councillors from wards in Merafong, three from Lesedi and three from Emfuleni, said the source.

EFF spokesperson Vuyani Pambo could not be reached for comment.