Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has reignited his long-standing feud with former African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament Jacob Boy Mamabolo
The politician who was a guest on journalist Tshidi Madia’s podcast, discussed several matters.
He also shared his opinion of his former allies, including Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, Floyd Shivambu and Mamabolo.
MALEMA SAYS MAMABOLO HAS NO OPINION
During the nearly 90-minute podcast episode, Malema weighed in on comments made by Sport, Arts, and Culture Minister and Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie. In a parliamentary sitting last year, McKenzie dismissed Ndlozi’s frequent comments on education by calling him an “ice boy.”
Malema condemned the insult aimed at Ndlozi and redirected the label at Mamabolo, whom he described as his actual “ice boy” during their youth.
“Boy Mamabolo was my ice boy. I used to send him to fetch girls, send him to buy ice, send him to go buy alcohol. He had no opinion. Even now he doesn’t have an opinion, so he was useful for such things,” said the EFF leader.
His remarks come after Mamabolo’s failed attempt to register a new political party, Mandela for President.
LONG HISTORY OF FEUDING
The animosity between Malema and Mamabolo spans over a decade. In 2012, Mamabolo burned a mock coffin to celebrate Malema’s expulsion from the ANC Youth League. The following year, Malema laid criminal charges after Mamabolo allegedly sent him a threatening SMS, vowing to exhume his mother’s body and dump the remains at his grandmother’s home in Seshego, Limpopo. Mamabolo was later released with a warning.
More recently, tensions flared again when Mamabolo accused Malema of domestic abuse during a State of the Nation Address (SONA). Although Mamabolo later retracted the claims and apologised on social media, Malema and his wife filed a R2 million defamation lawsuit. Mamabolo also failed to pay the R173,000 in legal costs from the 2020 litigation.
WITH TENSIONS FLARING ONCE AGAIN, DO YOU THINK MAMABOLO WILL STRIKE BACK?
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