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Youth League blames 'poor English'
By Fiona Forde
ANC Youth League leaders have condemned members of the Congress of the
People (COPE) as cockroaches that must be killed, hot on the heels of
a public apology by its president Julius Malema for his hate speech.
In damning footage being aired worldwide by international news channel
Al Jazeera, Jason Mkhwane, the chairperson of the league branch in
Sedibeng, southern Gauteng, is heard saying: "People like Terror
Lekota and all those people who want to destroy the history of the
organisation (ANC), they behave like cockroaches and they must be
destroyed".
When probed by what was meant by the word "destroyed", Mkhwane's
comrade and Sedibeng ANCYL branch secretary Themba Ndaba told the
camera: "We must kill them."
When asked on Tuesday by The Star to verify his comments, Ndaba said
that while "I would destroy a cockroach, I would never kill a person."
When it was pointed out to him that he had said the opposite on
camera, Ndaba confirmed that while he had said it, his words must not
be misunderstood.
"Listen to the video and you will hear the words," he said.
"But please understand the context. I don't speak English very well,"
before adding: "These people are rubbish and they want to destroy our
organisation, and we will destroy them."
The footage was captured in Vereeniging on Sunday afternoon as Mosiuoa
Lekota staged an outdoor meeting in a local square where ANCYL members
sang and danced on the sidelines.
The league members were interviewed as Lekota's meeting came to a
close, when they vented their anger in no uncertain terms.
The comments came to light just a day after Malema apologised on 702
Talk Radio for his "kill for Zuma" comments that sparked nationwide
outrage earlier this year.
COPE spokesperson Philip Dexter said the league's latest comments were
the regrettable consequence "of ANC leaders calling our people snakes,
cockroaches and so on".
"It resonates down and the members interpret that as an instruction to
act in a violent way towards us".
The footage, part of a three-and-a-half-minute package, is being aired
worldwide throughout today on Al Jazeera, channel 406 on DStv.
This article was originally published on page 1 of The Star on
November 26, 2008
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