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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni (Photo by Gallo Images / Ziyaad Douglas)
Gallo Images / Ziyaad Douglas
- EFF leader Julius Malema and Finance Minister Tito agreed to “grow South Africa” together.
- Mboweni and Malema exchanged courtesies on Twitter after their conversation.
- The spears are down and the conversation was good, Mboweni tweeted on Saturday.
EFF leader Julius Malema appears to be a favorite among South African politicians.
After their tea meeting with former President Jacob Zuma, Malema and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni agreed to put down the “spears.”
Mboweni’s shoes and unconventional cooking have always been a hot topic among EFF leaders and supporters on Twitter.
But this time more serious matters were discussed.
“Julius_S_Malema called. Good conversation. No problems anymore. Launch now. Let’s grow South Africa together. He can confirm,” Mboweni tweeted on Saturday.
@Julius_S_Malema called. Good conversation. There are no more problems. Throw it down now. Let’s grow South Africa together. He can confirm.
– Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) February 6, 2021
In response to Mboweni’s tweet, Malema said: “Indeed.”
Malema’s call to Mboweni comes shortly after a meeting with Zuma on Friday.
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The EFF commander-in-chief made a spectacular helicopter entry for his meeting with the former president at his farm in Nkandla.
Malema was joined by the party’s spokesman, Vuyani Pambo, and the former national president, Dali Mpofu.
The mayor of Ekurhuleni, Mzwandile Masina, facilitated the meeting, which was also attended by Tony Yengeni, a member of the ANC’s national executive committee.
Last week, Zuma sparked outrage when he said in a statement that he would ignore a Constitutional Court order to appear before Zondo’s commission of inquiry into the capture of the state because he had a problem with the way it was incorporated.
Zuma indicated that he intended to challenge an order from the Constitutional Court that required him to answer questions in the commission.
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ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule reacted defensively in an effort to deflect questions about Jacob Zuma’s challenge to the investigation, saying the former president should not be suspended from the party for what he believes.
While Magashule came out in defense of Zuma, the ANC’s national executive committee is expected to discuss the matter at its next meeting on February 13-14.
In a statement, the EFF said that although Zuma’s challenge to the Constitutional Court was “wrong”, it considered the commission to be a “fractional instrument” devised by Ramaphosa to protect “capitalist money.”
Malema and his deputy, Floyd Shivambu, were reportedly under investigation by the Zondo commission itself due to their alleged role in the looting of VBS Mutual Bank.
Malema, whom Zuma hailed as a possible future president of the country when Malema supported his rise to power in 2007, subsequently became one of the most vocal proponents of Zuma’s ouster from the presidency.
On Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed hope that Zuma could still be persuaded to change his mind about appearing in the state’s capture investigation.
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