NATIONAL NEWS - Journalist Andi Makinana took to Twitter to acknowledge the anniversary of former presidents Nelson Mandela and FW De Klerk receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, which took place in 1993, exactly 25 years ago on Monday.
While Makinana did not say whether or not the two politicians winning the peace prize was a good or bad thing, only noting that it happened, Julius Malema was not impressed. The EFF leader simply responded with “Mxm”, a clicking sound that is often used as a sign of disapproval.
The simple three letter exclamation speaks volumes on Malema’s views on the transition to democracy. But while it’s expected that Malema would disapprove of the prize being given to former apartheid leader De Klerk, whether or not he is also against it having been given to Mandela is unclear.
While some said he accused the late SA struggle icon of being a sell-out when speaking at the Oxford Union in the United Kingdom in 2015, Malema said this was not the case.
He clarified that while he didn’t exactly feel that Mandela sold out, he did feel that the South African struggle icon only took the country to the brink of freedom and that economic emancipation would still need to be achieved.
Malema has also expressed his view that the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, rather than her ex-husband, should have been president of South Africa, and that the ANC betrayed her.
