South African firebrand party leader calls for xenophobic anger to be directed at wealthy whites

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South African firebrand party leader calls for xenophobic anger to be directed at wealthy whites
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South Africa is grappling with a wave of violence that has largely targeted foreign nationals from other African countries.

Malema later followed up with a second tweet, suggesting"these whites must for a second keep quiet because we are dealing with a mess created by them. They are the ones who created this situation by telling us that we are poor & unemployed because 'foreigners' took our jobs. We are fighting for cramps."

He founded the EFF in 2013 and under his leadership, the party has taken a host of controversial policy positions. These include the suggestion that the government should take land from white farmers without paying compensation, and redistribute it to black South Africans. Those who use the term, including Malema, have been dismissed by opponents as far-left ideologues or manipulative populists, seeking to exploit the racial divisions that scar the country.

AfriForum, an NGO that focuses on the civil rights issues affecting the minority white Afrikaner community, was quick to condemn Malema's assertions on Twitter,The group's Deputy CEO Ernst Roets said the tweet was"nothing other than a racist incitement of violence against minorities. Violence against any community has to stop. It should not be directed at anyone else. The world should take notice of the persecution of minorities in South Africa.

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