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Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma was a brainless bonus voters gave to the story of exile and Robben Island, but that time is over now, EFF leader Julius Malema said on Sunday.
According to the EFF's Twitter feed, Malema was speaking at North West University's (NWU) Mafikeng campus ahead of student representative council elections at the university where he made the remarks.
Malema: when generations after us come, they will say at least we took an initiative. You have responsibility to elect fearless people
— EFF Official Account (@EconFreedomZA) August 30, 2015Malema: let me tell you - the story of Robin Island and Exile belongs to the museum of history. We voted & saluted them, its over now
— EFF Official Account (@EconFreedomZA) August 30, 2015Malema: we saluted the generation of struggle heroes, Mandela, Mbeki and even gave them a bonus of Zuma: I mean a brainless bonus - Enough!
— EFF Official Account (@EconFreedomZA) August 30, 2015Malema: Zuma has taken his stomach & put it in his brain; he thinks with his intestines. He puts food first
— EFF Official Account (@EconFreedomZA) August 30, 2015The EFF leader touch on subjects including disparities in standards between NWU's Potchefstroom and Mahikeng campuses, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, and Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula's use of social media.
Malema: I know problems that confront u in this university. The beds u sleep in are in a worse condition, whilst of Potch students are good
— EFF Official Account (@EconFreedomZA) August 30, 2015Malema: u are not given good services because u are black. U did nothing wrong, they don't care because u are black.
— EFF Official Account (@EconFreedomZA) August 30, 2015Malema: u should be given free wi-fi in residences. U are worse than taxi ranks in PTA. They left students whn they should have started here
— EFF Official Account (@EconFreedomZA) August 30, 2015Malema: your books in libraries that do not have pages in them. Some of your lecturers are under qualified. They take the best to Potch
— EFF Official Account (@EconFreedomZA) August 30, 2015Malema: they treat u as if they are doing u a favor. Potch is good because whites live there. And here in Mafikeng u are not priority
— EFF Official Account (@EconFreedomZA) August 30, 2015Malema: blacks are not only second class here, they are in that condition the world all over.
— EFF Official Account (@EconFreedomZA) August 30, 2015Malema: we do not want NFSAS, we want free quality education. They can afford it, especially here in North West with its platinum
— EFF Official Account (@EconFreedomZA) August 30, 2015Malema: today leaders are too busy, they have no time to listen to people, they are on Instagram pouting in selfies. @MbalulaFikile
— EFF Official Account (@EconFreedomZA) August 30, 2015The elections are expected to take place on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, EFF and Sasco members threw stones at one another when Malema addressed his party’s supporters at the Tshwane University of Technology's (TUT) Pretoria West campus.
Police and security at the institution's Pretoria West campus intervened and restored order.
Later that same day, stun grenades were used to disperse a crowd of Pan Africanist Student Movement of Azania (Pasma) members at the TUT's Soshanguve campus shortly after Malema arrived to hear their grievances.
