Julius Malema toned down his racial rhetoric on Saturday when he visited the predominantly Indian township of Phoenix in Durban for the first time since 36 people were killed there in the July unrest.
Despite a soft tone from the routinely fiery Malema, especially on race matters, he acknowledged that “innocent people lost lives here in Phoenix but that must not be attributed to every Indian you come across, because to do that amounts to self hate. There are lots of Indians against that.”
Malema described the acts of violence as “barbaric” and said people who carried rifles and live ammunition and enjoyed shooting at innocent people ``must be brought to book. “I am here to say despite what happened, we belong together and we will overcome all these challenges together. I am happy to see the EFF here.”“People are desperate for jobs and these jobs must not be given to relatives and members of certain political parties,” he said.He also visited voter registration sites in KwaMashu, Umlazi and Welbedacht, west of Chatsworth, where he continued to call on members to encourage others to register to vote, especially the youth.
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