Malema: By mourning and praising the queen, you are celebrating colonialism
Malema said those are mourning the death of the queen are no different from Helen Zille.
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has criticised black people who are mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II, saying they were celebrating colonialism.
The queen died on Thursday afternoon following a long battle with ill-health, Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement.
Addressing a crowd following a march by different political parties to the Public Protector’s office on Friday, Malema said those are mourning the death of the queen are no different from Helen Zille.
“Heh we mourn the queen, we mourn the queen, but when Helen Zille tweeted and said colonialism was not all bad, you all said she is racist, ‘how can she praise colonialism?’ By mourning and praising the...