Julius Malema believes that Fiklie Mbalula (pictured) is currently leading the ANC’s succession race. EFF leader Julius Malema has warned that ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula is on course to become the party’s next president unless there is a serious intervention to stop him, and that the party’s deputy president, Paul Mashatile, was still “trying to catch up”. Speaking during a media briefing on Thursday in Johannesburg, the red bereted leader said that without decisive action, Mbalula is going to be the party’s next president.
“I warned you that there’s Mbalula. If they allow him to do what he’s doing, he’s going to lead them,” Malema said. He added that if the ANC’s succession battle were a marathon, “Mbalula is ahead, Paul (Mashatile) is trying to catch up, and I don’t know how he will get there”.
EFF leader Julius Malema speaks at a media briefing in Johannesburg, warning that ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula is “going for the kill” in the party’s succession race. Malema’s comments come amid intensifying speculation and behind-the-scenes discussions about the ANC’s future leadership.
