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Cape Town – The EFF has accused some of the police top brass of being involved in an alleged plot to assassinate its deputy leader, Floyd Shivambu. <\/p>\n
Speaking during the debate on the State of the Nation Address (Sona), EFF leader Julius Malema said South Africa had a high level of crime and an incapable and unwilling minister in Bheki Cele who showed up after the crime to pose for cameras.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis leader has demonstrated that he has got nothing to offer except to project himself as a modern-day model. He is indeed a certified fool without any alternative to reduce crime in South Africa,\u201d Malema said.<\/p>\n
He withdrew his use of the word fool when a point of order was raised by an ANC MP.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe leadership of police actually planned the assassination of our deputy president, a matter that we brought to the attention of the president that the minister was involved in the plot of killing the deputy president of the EFF.\u201d<\/p>\n
He again withdrew his claim when National Council of Province\u2019s chairperson Amos Masondo told him to make a substantive motion on his allegation.<\/p>\n
But, Malema continued from where he left off and claimed that when the daughter of the party\u2019s former secretary-general Godrich Gardee was murdered, the police wanted the suspects to implicate Shivambu.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe deputy president has been targeted by the leadership of police which was willing to connive with suspects and persuaded suspects to put the name of the deputy president of the EFF in the murder of the former secretary-general\u2019s daughter.\u201c<\/p>\n
When again warned that he should make a substantive motion on the serious allegations, Malema complained that when they raised issues during Sona last Thursday, they were told to do so in the debate and now goalposts were changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt means we will never contribute to this House. I am telling you the facts that we ought to fight criminality in the police and if the shoe fits, wear it because it is the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n
When it was Cele\u2019s turn to debate, he told the House that he had a \u201cvery long\u201d meeting with EFF secretary-general Marshall Dlamini before Sona at his house last Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was there to urge me and beg me to confirm that I have said IFP will kill him and when I refused, he promised me that my life is going to be difficult for me,\u201d Cele said.<\/p>\n
The fall-out between the EFF and Cele erupted last week when Malema claimed that the minister had called Dlamini and informed him that there was a plot to kill him by IFP senior leaders because it was believed that he was solely responsible for ousting the IFP in KwaZulu-Natal councils.<\/p>\n
Cele had dismissed the party\u2019s claim, saying he had received information from Nongoma that there was the intention of changing the government that councillors would be voting for otherwise and that there were requests for extra protection for fear that lives could be in danger.<\/p>\n
He previously said he had called political leaders of the IFP, ANC and EFF and raised the issue of rising political tensions, and no names of individuals were mentioned.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Cele said Malema had been lied to but it was not him.<\/p>\n
He speculated that he was targeted by the EFF because he refused to commit to Dlamini to confirm their claim at their 47-minute-long meeting.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr President, that is the only reason, maybe there are other reasons,\u201d he said, on why possibly he was targeted by the EFF.<\/p>\n
Dlamini countered Cele\u2019s claim, saying it was him who informed him that he was to be assassinated and proposed that they meet last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he is scared of the IFP, he must not use my name,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not scared of him or anyone. If he is scared of the IFP, that is his problem,\u201d Dlamini said.<\/p>\n
When Cele continued with his debate, he said: \u201cI will request the president of the EFF to repeat every word outside.\u201d<\/p>\n
Malema did not take his threat lying down, saying he had made his statement in public and would say it again.<\/p>\n
He insisted that he had brought the issue of the plot against Shivambu to Cele after he received information from the crime intelligence unit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI even told the president about him being involved in the possible assassination of Floyd. I will repeat it in public,\u201d Malema said.<\/p>\n
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