NATIONAL NEWS - EFF leader Julius Malema took to Twitter on Monday night to dismiss his party’s critics at a debate about land expropriation without compensation that was hosted at Unisa on Monday.

The debate was attended by representatives from different political parties and academics, but was marred by hackling and scuffles from audience members whenever a speaker said something they disagreed with.

Anyone who was not aligned to the ideologies of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) was heckled during their address. Andile Mngxitama, the leader of Black First Land First (BLF), who has also been vocal about land expropriation without compensation, however, managed to deliver his speech without interruption.

Malema then later said on Twitter that his long-time critic and former colleague in the EFF, Mngxitama, was a “clown” who was only being legitimised by being allowed to debate with the EFF. He claimed Mngxitama and his BLF were only taken seriously when they mentioned the EFF.

Read more on the Caxton publication, The Citizen.