Malema’s membership of exclusive Inanda club divides opinion

Following a weekend report that EFF leader Julius Malema is a member of the exclusive northern suburbs Inanda club in Sandton, debate has raged about whether a self-professed socialist revolutionary should be pursuing the good life in this way.

Others, however, feel it’s perfectly legitimate for him to spend his money and leisure time however he pleases.

The Sunday Times reported that Malema and his wife’s names can be seen on the list of new members at the club, which was supposedly “shocking” for some of the members.

Malema’s family lives about 4km away from the club, in Hyde Park, at an address that also earned him some notoriety due to his neighbour and landlord allegedly being party patron and friend Adriano Mazzotti, a self-confessed cigarette smuggler.

Malema did not comment on his reported membership.

He also did not comment following the publication of the article, though Malema did retweet a message calling on EFF members to post photographs of themselves living in the suburbs to annoy Wits University vice-chancellor Adam Habib.

However, this was related to a different matter.

I think all EFF Members who are residing in a Suburb Must a take pictures in front of their respective gates with the EFF Regalia just to Annoy Adam Habib #EFFInSuburbs

— KN AGRI PROJECTS (@KatekaniNamane) April 21, 2019

The Sunday Times article generated a torrent of comment over the Easter long weekend.

https://t.co/16wJpJiNlH
I maintain that there's more to the Malema #InandaClubSaga than meets the eye!
The question is what? Is there nefarious deeds at play? Do they intend usurping Inanda Club or worse?
This would still make a mockery of the EFF manifesto and rhetoric!

— John Haigh (@good_heavens00) April 22, 2019

https://twitter.com/SaffaZimbo/status/1120264326286323712

Has anybody asked @MbuyiseniNdlozi to explain how his tender-preneur CIC Julius Malema got into the Inanda Club, the very heartland of the "White Monopoly Capitalists" he doesn't want to kill yet?

— Siegfried Hannig (@SigRandburg) April 23, 2019

@Eusebius would rather use the @Radio702 to discuss @Julius_S_Malema "membership" at Inanda than to discuss #EFFWomensMarch 💁💁💁
"If you are pro-poor you can't be member of elite club" -Eusebius
"If you are pro-poor you can't campaign in middle class suburbs" – @AdHabb

— Wallet (@Onelekm) April 23, 2019

Apologies EFF Malema, @Gabriel23054367, EFF member says it's fake news. @Julius_S_Malema not a member of Inanda. Why would he be?

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— Keith Peacock (@keithspeacock) April 23, 2019

Apologies EFF Malema, @Gabriel23054367, EFF member says it's fake news. @Julius_S_Malema not a member of Inanda. Why would he be?

— Keith Peacock (@keithspeacock) April 23, 2019

Will you ask Juju to help or is too busy at the lily white Inanda club where he is a proud new member and until recently banned blacks and believes in promoting colonial grandeur?

— meshugah (@MeshugahTazz) April 23, 2019

"The Inanda Club offers privacy and exclusivity to like-minded individuals, with a need for business, sport and social networking". True, it has nothing to do with revolution.

— Keith Peacock (@keithspeacock) April 23, 2019

julias Malema soiled son and enjoy-er of western capitalism has signed up for membership at the ultra exclusive Inanda club for the elite presumably to fight capitalism from within while sipping Johnny Blue in his private bar while the kids play polo on horse back. Flip Flop.

— JuliArse (@JulesArse) April 22, 2019

I don't understand why Julius Malema joining Inanda club is news. 🤷🏾‍♀️

— Molatelo Reneilwe (@Molatelo_) April 22, 2019

I am surprised the Inanda Club accepted Malema, and I am NOT talking about race. Standards must be falling. https://t.co/9hEpjo12tA

— Peter Mansfield (@Peterman43) April 22, 2019

Lol! white supremist mentality and traces of colonialism in ur genes has messed up ur cognitive process. How the hell does sports activities at Inanda has anything to do with revolution? @Julius_S_Malema enjoy and irritate the hell out of any racist u come across 😉

— Mbuyi_Pajero (@Mbuyi_Pajero) April 23, 2019

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https://twitter.com/khutso/status/1120347608449527810

Does CIC now stand for Commander of Inanda Club as Julius Malema becomes a member.

— shuaib manjra 🇵🇸🇨🇺🇪🇭 (@ShuaibManjra) April 21, 2019

https://twitter.com/siphosindane346/status/1119998502203994116

Will the post match celebrations be at The Inanda Club???

— John Haigh (@good_heavens00) April 21, 2019

This guy stayed in Inanda too. There's a theme pic.twitter.com/CrzUpNPcIU

— Minister of the Dark Arts (@wickedclown_SA) April 21, 2019

@Julius_S_Malema with the monthly membership fee at Inanda Country Club u cud feed a number of families at marikana but noooo u choose to be an elitist.#sellout

— The Legal Mind (@TheLegalMind1) April 22, 2019

Oh dear, so you can't argue the merits and now have to resort to some sort of maudlin republicanism?

I desire neither kings nor those who would regulate how black people spend their time & money.

If Malema can afford the Inanda Club & wants to hang out there good luck to him.

— Nyiko Mageza (@nyiko_mageza) April 22, 2019

I mean, how dare Malema aspire to join Oppenheimers and Ruperts etc at the Inanda, why not stay in his place at the Chisa Nyama in Seshego or Soweto or Tembisa, that's where his kind are right?
It's not right, it's not his place.

— Nyiko Mageza (@nyiko_mageza) April 22, 2019

The Inanda Club is the antithesis of everything the #EFF represents.

My guess is, the club's demographic profile is elite, rich, and mainly white capitalists.

Malema hates rich white people so much yet he chooses to hang with them at an exclusive club.
Flip flop!

— Maik 'o Jai 🇹🇭 🇿🇦 (@Maikojai) April 22, 2019

Next thing you know there’ll be photos of his wife playing bridge and drinking tea with the dolls at Inanda 😂😂 while being served by his communist party members 🙄🙄

— Rugby Scrum (@Pointings) April 21, 2019

So Juju becomes a member of Inanda Country club. Smuts Ngonyama famously said "I didn't join the struggle to be poor". But we must believe Malema is working for the people. And the moon is made of green cheese @EFFSouthAfrica @Julius_S_Malema @Sowellnomics @maggsnaidu

— No sense of humour? Move along (@LittleSmileOnly) April 21, 2019

Lol! did u take ur mental health medication? @Julius_S_Malema since u joined Inanda Club racists are restless 😂🤣😅 pic.twitter.com/aD2RswzIhz

— Mbuyi_Pajero (@Mbuyi_Pajero) April 22, 2019

(Edited by Charles Cilliers)

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