South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters Vow Not To Succumb To Donald Trump's Imperialism, Lambast Ramaphosa Over 'Disgraceful Outing'

The EFF also criticized South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in a release on Thursday for what they called a "disgraceful outing" with Trump at their most recent joint news briefing.

Donald Trump's imperialism is something that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have promised never to bow to or give in to.

The EFF also criticized South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in a release on Thursday for what they called a "disgraceful outing" with Trump at their most recent joint news briefing.

In the statement, the EFF denounced the meeting, which "ended up being a discussion about the President and Commander in Chief of the EFF Julius Malema and his correct and principled position regarding the return of the land to African people, and the return of the means of production into the hands of the African majority." The meeting was intended to be about diplomatic and economic relations.

Clips of Malema shouting the liberation slogan "Kill The Boer, Kill The Farmer," which South African courts have declared to be part of African tradition and "could not be interpreted literally," were allegedly shown by Trump.

"The Constitutional Court of South Africa and the Supreme Court of Appeal then ratified this decision," the EFF wrote.

Ramaphosa's group was criticized by the party as being "dominated by white privileged men," including Democratic Alliance chairman John Steenhuisen and billionaire Johann Rupert, who "spent a majority of the time expressing their hatred of the EFF and of its leader Julius Malema."

According to the statement, Rupert's involvement also included "citing their relationship since Julius Malema's days in the once vibrant ANC Youth League, and then identifying the CIC Julius Malema as his enemy for over 10-years."

John Steenhuisen "confirmed that they reached a pact with the African National Congress (ANC) to keep the EFF out of power," which the party called "a clear collusion to prevent genuine transformation in South Africa." The EFF accused Ramaphosa of being a coward for "blatantly denounc[ing] the rulings of the courts of the country he is a President of."

Rupert lobbied for "allowing of Elon Musk's Starlink to operate in South Africa," and the conference was further criticized for "inadvertently confirming the consolidation of the 2024 alliance between white minority capital and the neoliberal and counter-revolutionary ANC."

"Failed dismally at countering the false narrative… by contrasting the narrative through evidence-based statistics and data around crime in our country that affects all South Africans," the EFF said, criticizing the entire delegation for their failure to refute the false narrative of white genocide in South Africa.

"We will oppose any compromising of our laws to allow for Starlink to operate in South Africa, and we will oppose any reversal of transformative legislation including that which will allow for expropriation of land," the party said, reaffirming its commitment to South African sovereignty.

"We will defend our constitutional democracy and never bow and succumb to imperialism," the EFF declared resolutely in its conclusion. Everyone who opposes the many ruling over the few must be fearless and vocally oppose the oppressive system.