EFF Leader Julius Malema Slams Ramaphosa Over Deployment Of Soldiers On The Streets To Quell Unrest

THE Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for deploying soldiers on the streets to resolve the recent civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

Malema was speaking at the EFF’s virtual eighth birthday celebration on Monday.

He challenged Ramaphosa to withdraw members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and speak directly to citizens on the ground who were engaged in looting and violence in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

Two weeks ago, Ramaphosa said government was deploying soldiers in two provinces, including its economic hub of Johannesburg, to help police cope with looting and arson attacks on businesses in the wake of former President Jacob Zuma’s jailing.

The president said the deadly violence gripping the country’s two most densely populated provinces was unprecedented in post-apartheid South Africa.

“He [Ramaphosa] must stop hiding behind the uniform of the soldiers and confront the reality that our people