Malema Woos Ghanaians: ‘Feel at Home in South Africa,’ Says No Room for Xenophobia”
In a passionate address at the Arise Ghana Dialogue in Accra, EFF leader Julius Malema debunked the notion of South Africans being xenophobic, declaring them as “peace-loving people.”
The red berets’ leader, addressing concerns about xenophobia in South African politics, extended a warm invitation to Ghanaians to study, work, and take holidays in South Africa.
“When you are in South Africa, feel at home. South Africans are not xenophobic, [they] are peace-loving people,” Malema emphasized during his keynote speech at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra.
Encouraging Ghanaian students to consider South Africa as their second home, he said, “I extend my invitation to all of you to come and study in South Africa. To come and work, take holidays in South Africa because it is your home too.
The same way you welcomed us here, we will welcome you in South Africa,” Malema concluded, receiving a thunderous applause from the crowd.
Responding to questions regarding controversial remarks by Nhlanhla “Lux” Mohlauhi of Operation Dudula, Malema dismissed him as an “insignificant molecule,” distancing him from defining South Africa.
Malema asserted that politicians cannot build sustainable careers on xenophobic sentiments, stating, “No one can rise in Africa on the ticket of xenophobia. That is the beginning and the end of your political career.”
Malema urged people not to be swayed by those projecting South Africans as wrong people, emphasizing the importance of solidarity among black people. Referencing Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s ideology, he stated, “Black people must always be in solidarity with each other because they’re the most hated people all over the world, no matter where you find them.”
