London(ZimEye)The Zimbabwean government has promised to pay air fares for expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema’s for his upcoming UK meeting scheduled for Birmingham, ZimEye has been exclusively told.
Julius Malema, who apart from being expelled from South Africa’s ruling ANC party has recently challenged South African president Jacob Zuma for the presidency, is scheduled to speak at the upcoming Birmingham Africa Liberation movement conference on the 3rd June whose air fare the Zimbabwean government promised to pay, according to top sources in the Birmingham based organising committee for the function.
The function is a belated Africa Day celebration which would have been held on the appropriate day 25 May but was delayed for reasons undeclared.
One of the senior organisers, Mr Bini Butuakwa, of West Indian origin, confirmed to ZimEye on Saturday morning:
“The Information Minister in Zimbabwe said that he will get him to come over and if he has a problem with paying he would cover the fare…,” he said, adding that at present Malema was still struggling to obtain a travel visa.
“We are having a bit of the problem at the moment which is getting him into the country. If we don’t get him….we going to get him on Skype,” he said.
“He was going to come but we are getting some problem.
“We’ve been supporting the liberation movements in South Africa and Guinea Bissau since 1965”, he said.
Mr Butuakwa also indicated to ZimEye that in the entire ANC party Malema is the only person they selected as appropriate to address delegates at the belated function.
At the time of writing Malema had not obtained a British Visa.
Julius Malema was this year expelled from the ANC for his activities deemed to have brought the ANC party into disrepute which included announcing he would soon effect regime change in neighbouring Botswana as well as also publicly labeling his senior leader Jacob Zuma, a dictator.
Meanwhile, MDC south End On Sea branch chairman Stanford Biti has said that the party will demonstrate against Malema should he enter the UK:
“We the MDC in UK will protest against his visit and would like to meet him and send a clear message that he supped with the Zimbabwean Dictator Robert Mugabe and incited violence in Zimbabwe. Julius Malema has also been on the fore front advocating violent farm invasions and expropriation of property in South Africa on racial grounds. “Therefore on the 3rd of June when he intends to address the people in Birmingham, we will be there in big numbers to meet him and confront him,” he said.
A comment from the Information Minister, Webster Shamu could not be obtained at the time of writing.
(ZimEye, UK)
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All I know is that they are former ZPF supporters who would like Tswangiral to rule Zim. They are also the same people from Mashonaland who are fighting for land in Namibia.
who is mdc are there english people or welsh?
If the Government grants him a visa then I want a passport .
well said Cde Jumpdaki
I apologise for making the fatal and an unforgivable mistake of failing to mention that while some managed to escape their savage government many were slaughtered in cold blood and maimed. My own mother was disabled and my father had a kidney removed and then died.
There is noone in Matabeleland who was not directly affected or who doest know someone who was killed by Gukuraundi and to think those who are silent have no problem with Gukuraundi is just stupid savage mentality of a child who would close his eyes and believe that that way nobody can see him.
I sincerely apologise to the survivors for the omission.
My point!
Jumpdaki, well written my friend. Unfortunately I prefer not to mince my words, hence the reason for my direct attack on these individuals. I lost my entire family, likewise did my friends. Do you honestly believe I and people like me could forget and forgive those that murdered our kith and kin and who still go about life today as if nothing happened. The fact that they continue to murder their own kind is testament to their barbarian savagery! The fact that they operate in violent mobs, murdering old men goes to show that these individuals will never change! And! If any of you think or believe for one minute that the “ballot box” will bring peace or for that matter, by voting Tsangarai into power will change things in our country – I’m afraid to say, you are very very mistaken. These thieves have had the taste of greed, they have had their hands in the “money jar” for so long now that change to them is not part of the agenda. That is why the military have stepped in to take care of the situation – they are earning millions in exchange for the looters to continue on their spree. Why would they want change, when the money jar is still half full? They are not interested in you and I, they are not interested in seeing our younger generation receive a good education. They would prefer the masses to remain subservient and not ask questions while they happily go about their plundering spree! We don’t want the West to intervene, yet we continue to cry foul over the atrocities and the economic plundering of our economy! My good friend – there is only “ONE” solution……
Everyone knows how Jumpdaki hates tribalists but Jumpdaki gets very worried when facts about known savages are mistaken for tribalism.
How does one critisize an act of savagery committed by a savage without mentioning the word savage? Ok how does one easily talk about the atrocities committed by youngmen from a Shona tribe without mentioning Shona? I see nothing wrong with someone exchanging the word Shona with Gukuraundi or savages or murderers or ZPF it is still one and the same thing it was an act by a particular tribe having a 1979 page document as an operator’s manual. The same tribe continued to exclusively benefit from the impunity by coming to Matebeleland to occupy places that were left vacant by those who escaped their atrocities up to a time when they failed to sustain their savagery and plunder on the economic front and started following those they displaced in countries throughout the world as refugees crying more than those they displaced.
Tribalism is old fashion you rightly note, but you fail to realise that we discuss it today because Shonas committed an old fashioned crime called barbarism through their savagery today? Ziwonelwa mvunye. Why attack civilised people who fail to comprehend how such savagery has been possible in this day and age? Here I talk about Cedric, Xolani, Naked and others.
People like Annonymous and Makwembere would have impressed us if they had voiced their displeasure then. The support from the two gettlement is often, I will use misconstued to canvas for support fron Ndebeles to fight ZPF which they obviously hate but some of us think we better approach them as Shonas first and allies second.
We were once allies with these people who then turned against us after we defeated our common enemy and handed over our weapons after declaring that our weapons are not for use against our own and opted for ploughs and hoes after buying our own farms ref: Zapu election symbol in 1980 and note they had opted to use an AK47 as theirs . Before we could even harvest false allegations were leveled against us against all logic and our properties were forfeited to individuals in ZPF and the state. Zpra had invested heavily mainly in agriculture and in most sectors of the economy. Do people invest and declare war? Savages said Zpra and Nkomo wanted to remove them from power violently but once their cowardly gukura was on the ground they talked about cattle that they said were taken by Lobengula and slaughtered our livestocks for their consumption and raped and even married our women claiming they are their women taken by Lobengula from Mashonaland.
This time we put our interests first and alliances second because we are allies on our own. We will not trust people with our lives anymore. So is this tribalism?
here you Bla Miki idiot – “I will lead this ANC. You must put [this date] in the archives. I’m going to be a leader of the African National Congress – no matter [how long] it takes,” he boasted.
pamberi na cde juju
chando kupisa you are pathetic ,you talk like your master bob. If zimbabwe’s problems can be solved by zimbabweans how long then have you been looking for this ssolution without success and why ar you looking far east.Who are you trying to fool.Shut up
@De -capro wise words from the wise man.Can u imagine the energy the lunatic use trying to represant ppl who doesnt even knw he exist .Rinenge benzi rino mhanya richioita noise mutaundi
Caption shud hev read…ZIMBABWE THROUGH MDC-T FINANCE MIN TENDAI BITI TO BANKROLL MALEMA’S U.K trip…. Go Juju go
Yes, the revolutionary and people’s party Zanu pf is funding Cde Juju, so what? Makwembere, that article is very correct as it is but where does it say he is challenging Zuma?
That’s true, Life is not about Shona’s and Ndebele’s my friend, there is more to life than all these tribal insults you are giving us.
instead of using all your energy in looking at what Shona’s has done and what they are doing don’t you think you should be busy building your own life.
(not the Ndebele’s life for that mater) because everone in life is their own man.
No body represent their tribe, if a Ndebele guy is riding in his car don’t think he is going to give you a ride because you are Ndebele. or if you don’t have food and you will think the a ndebele guy is gonna give you food.
So wise up young man and go build your life out there,
You never gonna get a medal for the being Ndebele who hates the Shona the most.
My body guards ar Ndebeles.Dont mind the Davil Cdik Masibanda .She is a woman .My he tell us his real name and wher he stays if he is a man.Kungoda kuonererwa na Jumpdack,na Xolani vaasingazivi.Mybe those ppl ar just ghosts .
well said De -Capro .ndimi varume chaivo.Egnore the tribal insults from ppl who ar desparate frastrated failures and just parade their egnorance using anonimous names threatening everybody .Their insults wll never change anything or does it reach a tenth of the Shona population.Inhamo yana dzvinyu kushaya makushe.BHORA MBERI
Speak for your self Cedric, Not all Ndebele people are tribalist, and not all Shona people are thieves or Blood suckers like you put it.
And you know what – you don’t put or take anything from our tables so you are the least of our worries.
A wise man once told me that in life there are people out there who will be competing with you without you even knowing it. and if they see that they can’t beat you, then they will hate you.
Now i see what he meant.
De- capro, you continue to remind us all that you will never dance to the tune of the white man again bla bla bla. You shona savages are so very hypocritical! Lets look at your current involvement with the white man – Firstly, how many shona savages live in the UK wiping the white mans arses in their hospitals. How many shonas started banks in Zim, then stole all the money and ran away to the UK with the stolen funds? How many shona savages work for the white man in South Africa on their farms, in their fuel stations, in their gardens, in their houses, in their banks, in their mines etc. etc? Millions of you work for them! Why? Because your own useless uneducated brothers have destroyed everything the previous white men and their black counterparts took years to build up. You destroyed everything in a few years! Now you are all running with your begging bowls begging them to come and invest in Zimbabwe. You are obviously one of these spineless uneducated shona idiots like that Bla Miki who live in a hut or a shack with a candle! I bet you don’t even own a bicycle you useless savage. I am hoping that Kasukuwere indigenizes the rest of the mines and banks – then you will see you idiots start to starve! I also want to see him kick out all the Indian Traders. Then we’ll see how you compete with your drug brothers from Nigeria! We’ll have it easy when the time comes – you will be too hungry to fight!!!! How can you say Africa for Africans, when you shona savages are living proof that you are incapable of managing an economy! Wake up to reality you idiotic savage.
VIVA JUJU VIVA
Its true cdes .The pale davils ar wetting their pants as we speak.The Rand (gold ,Diamond)in S.A doesnt belong to great grand children of Rhodes .Dont mind the salouts
Economic Freedom – we might all be African, but that is where we draw the line! Don’t for one minute think that there is an Ndebele in Zimbabwe or elsewhere in the world who does not despise the shona trash for the atrocities they are responsible for committing, the degradation of our once thriving Economy. My list of negatives in relation to the shona is endless! How do you expect anyone on earth to admire you for what you have done? Do you honestly believe there are people elsewhere who would aspire to becoming a shona tramp – you are very wrong if you think so comrade! You are detested and despised for everything you have done! You are referred to as “born thieves”. You will never change, not in a thousand years! History never lies! Rather concentrate your efforts on raping the economy – we’ll concentrate ours on getting rid of you all!!!!
Who ever is paying for the Trip we sudon’t care.
Whether it’s Chiyangwa or Zanu PF we behind you guys. Africa is for Africans –
We will never support the Puppert governments who always dance to the white tune, gone are the days when everything white was considered perfect.
Seshego gave birth to a leader that is Julias Sello Malema one day he will be our president.Watch and learn.
Wrong caption Mr Editor the headline Must read Zanu pf pays…….
Malema is not as powerful as the ANC thinks; Malema’s power is drawn from the poor ANC leadership.
His indiscipline was an opportunity for the ANC to test its ability to lead. By throwing him out of the ANC, it has confirmed Malema was too powerful for them to lead, and with the same stroke the ANC leadership has proven its weakness to lead the ANC, the country and its youth.Now he go UK to represent us.Go son of the soil.Do what you are born to do.We need leaders like you Behind you 101 %.
@Cedric Sibanda
Why this hatred for your fellow countryman chief? we are all Africans remember, this tribalism thing wont buy you your next meal my brother…
I told you all last week – Chiyangwa paid for his trip and he is staying in Chiyangwas house in the UK. For those of you uneducated shonas who did not know this – yes Chiyangwa paid US$4.8 million for this property. It is where his wife and children always stay while on their UK shopping trips. Malema is big mates with Chiyangwa! We found this all out about 3 weeks ago. The shona savage bankrolling Juju!!
Juju you are the man.not showing by lots of women like Zuma.Go my man do you what you have to do.Behind you 101%.
Mayibuye iAfrica, Let Africa return to its rightful owners, not the white thiefs that we are habouring within our borders…
Great Stuff, i support the Move by Mugabe to finance his travel, Economic Freedom in my lifetime is what I and My President Julius Sello Malema are fighting for…
Zero PF can inherit Juju if they want, they are birds of a feather and both political outcasts. They deserve each other!
Get it on Juju,you are the only one with spine.those MDC cowards are still to shed of the slave/white is supreme mentality.The black South Africa shall be free ECONOMICALLY.We are behind you.Thank you ZPF.
Civil servants are starving and zpf is bankrolling the south african idiotic donkey to insult the british on their behalf. Madness
Ufudu lubotshela oluphetheyo.
zvakaoma shuwa. mari yenyika kuenda kune chirema ichi?
what support?coz dat country is poor.people lets use our brains pls.
ehe i support
Juju is a Revolutionlist, he must get all the support he can get,
Africa is being taken over by the stupid white idiots.
It’s people like Juju and our own President who can do something about it.
That stupid Zuma ididot is playing puppert but the Afrikaners are having a parrty of him everyday.
You go ahead and do your thing Malema, We are behind you 100%.
THE following are GENERALS like witches gathered in black masses with their EVIL minds of plot DESTRUCTION as they are SORCERERS of death construction: (1) ROBber Mugabe (2) JULucifer Malema (3)JAcobra Zuma (4)BARAcula Obama, AFRIKA beware of this four angels of death. UK do not let Malema come to this blessed land, he is nothing but DISASTER.
Go Juju.ur the man
Us the money to rescue Zim diplomats who are stuck in foreign countries
we must take this money and give it to the poor.our government is corrupt
I would not be surprised if the story is true. Even Thabo Mbeki came here and just told very foolish historical lies just to please Zanupf. The ANC is no longer the ANC of the liberation struggle. Its just money, money and money diamonds and diamonds but for the MDC-T to demonstrate against an expelled ANC Youth President what is their grievance against a South African? If Zanupf gave him the money, they must demonstrate against Zanupf and if it is the govt then demonstrate against Biti.
Why do some Zimbabwean disgrace themselves in thje name of seeing to be seen as good Africans. Why does it take the MDC to demonstrate against Malema who is not Zimbabwean, over issues happening in South Africa. The people nwho should seek to demonstrate against Malema should be white South Africans and even the British white.
2012-05-15 00:40:56
Julius Malema, speaking publicly for the first time since his expulsion from the ANC Youth League presidency, yesterday boasted of the widespread support he still commands.
He said that he would one day triumph – returning to the presidency not of the youth league but of the mother body.
“I will lead this ANC. You must put [this date] in the archives. I’m going to be a leader of the African National Congress – no matter [how long] it takes,” he boasted.
Flanked by suspended youth league members Floyd Shivambu and Sindiso Magaqa at a press conference at the Gordon Institute of Business Studies , in Johannesburg, the defiant Malema suggested that his support was broad enough to protect him from being made to disappear into the political wilderness.
Though his expulsion prohibits him from speaking about party matters and convening public gatherings in the name of the ANC, a confident and chirpy Malema – wearing his trademark youth league beret and a white shirt with the ANC logo – warned that nothing would stop him from achieving his ambition of leading the ANC.
“We’re prepared to fight this battle until we reclaim our position in the ANC as that is where we belong.”
Speaking in his usual blustering and confident style, he vowed: “We’re going straight to the ANC . [at] 200km an hour. We’re not going to turn back; this is our home.”
Malema was speaking a day after weekend newspapers reported that Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale was ready to step into the race for the ANC presidency .
Malema is on the Zim Diamond payroll
He is a ZANUPF ambassador
It is irresponsible and careless journalism where a beerhall gossip is turned into a true story. I would have bought your story if you would have said Zanu Pf, and not the government of Zimbabwe is bankrolling Cde Malema’s travelling expenses to the UK. Do you think the oppossing ministers who happen to run the Treasury would allow such an expense to sail through? Contrary to your negative press publicity, Cde Malema is still strong financially and he has never challenged Cde Zuma for ANC Presidency at any time. Stanford Biti should stop being crazy and stupid, Cde Juju has a right to associate with anyone and with any political party of his choice. Biti should not expect all people to be puppets and sellouts like him, he should just mind his own stupid business
Malema is a stupid he want 2 pull S.A down bt in the same event looking at his point of invading in farms,hes right bt nt doing in in a way of his personal elderly “DECTECTOR”MUGABE.Looking in th farm of S.A they a owned by whites probably 99% we need to share 50 50
Go cde poor ppl in SA need your voice.selouts hv bcm too powerful yu need our support here to over turn the oppressive regime .economic independence is what the poor SouthAfricans want. Stop the looting by the Debeers ,land to the peasants.
So MDC branch in UK wants to demonstrate against Cde Malema’s visit to UK? Who the hell they think they are,bunch of thiefs,gold diggers and beeches masquandering as political activists. Whatever political problems Zimbabwe has,they can only be solved by Zimbabweans themselves which is what these mdc zilots dont seem to know, South Africa has her own problems and with Zuma its worse. White cartoonists are making a mockery of him day in day out yet they were very quick to make noise when Cde Malema sang the war song “Dubula Amabhunu.”
I wish for the unlikely event that Malema with ZPF gives the entire ANC a run for its money so that they in future they may abandon their belly crawling tendencies of forgeting their true comrades in arms and start twisting history claiming old political ties with ZANU now juju is having real ties with ZPF. ZPF are skimmers very soon the ANC will work up to a strong smell of coffee.
Who does this Lema called Malema think he is?
Usatambe shasha. Iwe Torabora idiot, who told you BBC is the UK gvt? Cde Malema actually got his visa on Saturday and he will be in London in three days’ time, after which he will fly to Birmingham. Obviously the British government knows Malema throuhg his network of African connections, is an asset
I think Malema has a better chance of winning Euro lotto than getting a visa from the Brits after he harassed and embarassed a BBC reporter in SA.