EFF leader Julius Malema on Sunday said that a church service had moved him to forgive former president Jacob Zuma.
Malema attended a service at the Apostolic Faith Mission
River of Life in Soshanguve on Sunday.
Speaking after the service, he said the sermon had been
about forgiveness. "I was even saying to the pastor that we've forgiven
Zuma because of the sermon. So Zuma must thank the pastor, because we've got
wisdom from the pastor," Malema said with a light smile.
During Zuma's presidency, EFF MPs consistently challenged
the former president in Parliament, calling for him to pay back money from his
Nkandla homestead security upgrades.
The new developments seem to indicate a thawing of the
relationship between Malema and Zuma.
The Constitutional Court ultimately ruled in 2016 that Zuma
had failed to uphold the Constitution by not complying with then Public
Protector Thuli Madonsela's remedial action regarding payment for the upgrades
to his Nkandla homestead.
The court also ruled in 2017 that the National Assembly had
failed to hold the president accountable.
South Africa votes in general elections in May, and it is
difficult to determine whether or not Malema's statement on Zuma could simply
be an electioneering ploy designed to appeal to Zuma loyalists in the ANC.
The governing party continues to battle divisions following
the election of Cyril Ramaphosa as president and the removal of Zuma from
office.
The EFF website has not been updated with any information
on its stance toward the former president on Monday.
CIC @Julius_S_Malema clarifying to the members of the media why the EFF leadership visited Apostolic Faith Mission River of Life in Soshanguve today. pic.twitter.com/wKK1tp3L99— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) 27 January 2019
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