Recent xenophobic and Afrophobic utterances by Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu, two of the leading figures in South Africa's EFF party, fly in the face of Africanism and ubuntu, says Blessing Vava.
In a recent speech, Julius Malema, party leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, said that Duduzane Zuma, the son of former president Jacob Zuma, was not a "proper" South African citizen and was unable to speak any of the vernacular languages because of his foreign (Mozambican and Swazi) upbringing. In addition, Floyd Shivambu, an EFF member of parliament, caused a stir when he questioned the citizenship of South Africa's Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, based on the latter's "darker" skin.
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