MALEMA vs ZUMA

Malima on Thursday severely disapprove President Jacob zuma reporting R203m upgrade in his nkanhla home in KwaZulu-Natal. This is perceived as stealing and is not right, Malema told striking mineworkers in Virginia Free State.

He said they want to give you R16000 and give R250m to another man to build his house. Malema was addressing a group at the meloding stadium, where women and children were among the striking mineworkers who came to hear him talk.

He asked Zuma’s three home in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg, which is maintained by the state, could not be used for international visitors. Who can go to Nkanhla of all places? There is no wisdom and there’s nothing to learn unless it’s about culture aspect, said Malema.

Malema told miners that Zuma does have not respect to country’s constitution, and how can Zuma tell mineworkers to respect country’s constitution while he does not respect it.

He also referred to the recent constitutional court judgment that found invalid appointment at Menzi Simelane as national director of public prosecution.   

 
In reading the unanimous judgment, Judge Zak Yacoob said the court reached a number of legal conclusions, including that the NDPP's appointment was not a matter to be determined by the subjective opinion of the president.Malema told the miners Zuma hired Simelane against the guidelines required by the Constitution. It was Zuma's responsibility to protect the Constitution, yet he ignored it.

Malema told the miners that their struggle was his struggle. He also urged the community to stand by the striking workers.

police gunfire and 34 deaths marikana

by lassie at hot politics

The blood stained protest by miners that ended in a storm of police gunfire and 34 deaths in Marikana, which could also involved the ruling ANC and its main labour assistant. 

The shooting that happen on Thursday, brings back the memories of apartheid -era violence stressed that after 18 years in power the ANC and its union partners did not able to heal or close the gaps of income disparity, poverty and unemployment damaging the country.

The deadliest security incident since the end of apartheid has exposed grass roots discontent among the rank and file of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the country's biggest union that has been a training ground for ANC leadership and a steadfast supporter of President Jacob Zuma.

Lazarus Letsoele one of the striking miners ta the Lonmin Marikana mine "said the NUM is all about politics, about 100km northwest Johannesburg. he escaped on Thursday when police opened fire on the strikers in what has been labelled"the Marikana Massacre", prompting a government enquiry and a wave of soul searching in post-apartheid South Africa.

ANC spend billions of rand on poverty reduction and union friendly laws to protect workers abused by the past white minority regime. Platinum sells for about R12 000,but workers drilling underground at tonnes rock face to extract it is less than R4 100pm. we want more money get it for us said Paul mine worker. the presidency said committee will visit Marikana on Monday to support families and relatives,counselling and burials.