Winnie finally accepts Malema will never return to ANC

ANC struggle veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has given up on the prospect of EFF leader Julius Malema returning to the governing party.

According to a Sowetan report, Madikizela-Mandela speaking to the people of Orange Farm in the Vaal on Sunday, said she had been telling ANC leaders that one day Malema would return to the ANC, but the work he had done to build his party gave her a clear picture of his plans.

“This youth here will be leadership of South Africa,” she said.

Madikizela-Mandela was attending the graduation party of EFF spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi.

Her comments come after President Jacob Zuma said in an exclusive interview with ANN7 that he was not ruling out the idea that the EFF could come back to the ANC.

Zuma said it had not been discussed by the ANC and proceeded to highlight what in his opinion was wrong with the EFF.

“The problem the EFF is faced with is that their top leadership comes from ANC. Their dilemma is what can you say to SA – we are better than the ANC – people are not blind; they want to hear content and not raising your voice all the time.

“Its leaders moved away from ANC because of certain things not because they disagreed with ANC.

“It is not something I want to predict. At some point, people might come to their senses. Instead of shouting at one another, we should be working together.”

Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, an ANC presidential candidate, also spoke out recently, saying she wanted Malema back in the ruling party.

‘I am not one of the captured’

Speaking about the ANC’s upcoming elective conference this coming weekend, Madikizela-Mandela said she was not captured, directly telling Malema: “Whether you like it or not, we will have our captured conference.”

Malema told the guests it would have been an insult if he had asked her to join the red berets.

“She fought for the ANC, and she will die in the ANC,” he said.

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