Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has ridiculed President Jacob Zuma, calling him a “domkop” (fool) while slamming the rest of the ANC and union federation Cosatu for having “sold out”. Malema also apologised to the people of Eastern Cape for his role in having former president Thabo Mbeki fired and replacing him with Zuma. He said this was a “terrible mistake”.
“We treated one of your own in a manner that was not correct. We did not listen to the silent communication and advice from President Mbeki. The people of Eastern Cape must find it in their hearts to forgive us for leading such an uniformed revolution.
“Today, Nigeria is number one economically in Africa because of that ‘domkop’ we have here for a president. The man can’t think. Don’t mistake a big head for a big mind. There are no ideas coming from that man,” he said at an EFF rally in Mdantsane, East London, yesterday.
Malema said this was where the importance of education was highlighted, a reference to Zuma and Mbeki’s different educational backgrounds.
“We had too many expectations from a Standard 2 (Grade 4) graduate. We have replaced an economist, Thabo Mbeki, with a Standard 2 graduate,” he said.
