JULIUS MALEMA : DEMAGOGUE OR REVOLUTIONARY

South Africans will be going to the polls on 29th May. Dozens of political parties will be taking part in the elections, which have been described as the most critical since the end of apartheid 30 years ago. According to many analysts, the election will be dominated by four parties: the current ruling party, the African Nation Congress (ANC); the White-dominated Democratic Alliance (DA); the Pan African-oriented Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF); and the uMkhonto weSizwe party (MK), led by former South African president and longtime ANC member Jacob Zuma.

Consequently, the spotlight has been on the leaders of these four political parties. Of the four, the leader of the EFF, Julius Malema, has been on the receiving end of some of the most scathing attacks, especially by Western media outlets. He has been portrayed as an unhinged, White-hating loose canon whose policies are going to ruin South Africa. Some have gone as far as referring to him as the ‘Black Hitler.’

But those who support the man say he’s been badly misrepresented. They say his proposed policies in sectors such as mining, land and finance are exactly what the country needs to fully break away from its apartheid past.

In this video, African Stream’s William Sakawa goes through the EFF manifesto and highlights the party’s views and policies on issues that are of great importance to South Africans and Africans in general.

Whether you’re a South African or not, let us know in the comments if you think Malema is the right man for the top job. Do you have anyone like him in your country?