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2011-11-27 16:45<\/span><\/p>\n

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Carien du Plessis, Sizwe sama Yende and Cathy Dlodlo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Johannesburg – Suspended ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema<\/a> is gunning for provincial premiers sympathetic to President Jacob Zuma<\/a> in a bid for political survival.<\/p>\n

Last week, youth league leaders stripped the league\u2019s Mpumalanga secretary John Mkhatshwa of his powers after he snubbed Malema\u2019s call to work towards unseating Premier David Mabuza<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In Free State, where Malema has been since Thursday, the league said it is going to march against Premier Ace Magashule<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n

Half of the Mpumalanga league\u2019s provincial executive committee resigned in protest against Mkhatshwa\u2019s suspension on Friday.<\/p>\n

Outgoing deputy secretary Themba Masombuka said the province did participate in youth league programmes, but had to support Mabuza as this was part of their provincial congress resolutions last year.<\/p>\n

But league spokesperson Magdalene Moonsamy<\/a> denied that Mkhatshwa was kicked out because he supported Mabuza.<\/p>\n

Rather, she said that it was \u00adbecause of his \u201cinability to carry out the tasks of the youth league. Everything else is just a rumour\u201d.

Pro-Zuma<\/strong><\/p>\n

A few weeks ago, the league\u2019s KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive committee \u2013 which was sympathetic to Zuma \u2013 was dissolved.<\/p>\n

At the meeting attended by Malema in Bloemfontein on Thursday, provincial league chairperson Kgotso Morapela told the crowd: \u201cAway with Magashule.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morapela accused Magashule of corruption and said the long-standing provincial ANC chairperson, who is pro-Zuma, should be replaced at the province\u2019s conference next year.<\/p>\n

While Malema is firing on all cylinders to overturn the sentence, there are serious concerns that one of the grounds of his disciplinary appeal could land the league in more trouble.<\/p>\n

Malema\u2019s lawyers handed in papers to the ANC\u2019s national disciplinary committee of appeal on Thursday, asking them to reconsider his five-year suspension from the ANC.<\/p>\n

One of the grounds of this appeal is an amendment to the youth league\u2019s constitution, which many in the organisation claim was not done at its congress in June, making it illegal.<\/p>\n

Some league leaders fear that such an amendment could give the ANC a reason to dissolve the league altogether, but Malema has denied that the amendment was illegally done.<\/p>\n

Shore up support<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of Malema\u2019s opponents said they have asked Luthuli House to intervene.<\/p>\n

Malema warned that he would continue fighting for the issues he had been campaigning on, regardless of whether his suspension is held.<\/p>\n

The league has the support of many ANC provincial secretaries, themselves former league leaders, but it is still trying to shore up support from provincial chairpersons.<\/p>\n

This could help Malema if his appeal is ultimately reviewed by the ANC\u2019s national executive committee, on which provincial secretaries and chairpersons serve.<\/p>\n

Malema \u2013 flanked by party spokesperson Floyd Shivambu<\/a>, who has been suspended from the ANC for three years \u2013 hinted on Thursday that he would not take his suspension lying down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care if whether I go or not, I will defend the decisions of the ANC Youth League until I see my grave,\u201d he told the crowd in Bloemfontein.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether I am a member of the ANC or not, in my little corner of the bundus, looking after cattle, I will convince those who are there looking after the cattle with me about the decisions of the ANC Youth League.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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