I’ve just read an All Africa article from back in October –
apparently Julius Malema travelled to Zimbabwe during that month to visit
Mugabe and the ZANU-PF. In his own words, he “met with the progressive forces of Zimbabwe”. The article mentions
how his poor image is having a negative effect abroad; apparently he found
himself “cutting a lone figure in Harare”, rejected by elements in the ZANU-PF
who have clocked on to the controversies
surrounding the man at present.
This is the same case with the Zimbabwean youth. He has
failed in recent years to arouse any sort of interest in his ramblings from
Zimbabwe and his success here is nowhere near what we have seen in South
Africa. His old charm must be wearing off. Either that, or Zimbabwe’s young
population are sick and tired of being told who is wrong and who is right, when
it’s plainly obvious to see for themselves.
During his visit, the press reported him going to a wedding
and to an “upmarket nightclub” – hardly the business of a politician, or maybe
no-one from ZANU-PF wanted to be seen with him. His visit was perhaps
encapsulated by his bodyguards who “delivered blows” to two journalists for
asking too many questions and taking pictures. All in all, not a good day for
the Malema PR team I think.
Original article: http://allafrica.com/stories/201210260032.html
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