OPINIONISTA: The making of a tyrant: Press freedom would not be guaranteed if Malema was president By Omry Makgoale
If Julius Malema becomes president of South Africa, will there still be freedom of the press? Or will journalists be pelted with stones, hurled at with all sorts of insults and abuse? What happened recently to Karima Brown, a veteran journalist ofhas sent shivers down our spines, thinking about what we can look forward to if the Economic Freedom Fighters under Malema win the general election in May.
The response sent shock waves around the country. Instead of respecting the freedom of the media and an editor’s right to advise her staff, Malema and his EFF supporters went ballistic. Brown was threatened with beatings and rape by Malema’s Twitter followers after Malema posted her contact details for all his followers to see. It was cyberbullying at its worst.It is seriously worrying what type of justice will be administered under EFF with a President Malema in charge.
On paper, the EFF is fighting for noble goals: the land of our forefathers to be returned to black people, and jobs for the youth.
We remember what happened after the land expropriations of Malema’s hero, Robert Mugabe, a huge flight of economic migrants fleeing to South Africa. And where are South Africans supposed to go for refuge and a meal?
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