EFF leader Julius Malema. Picture: Facebook/Economic Freedom Fighters The EFF held a media briefing on Thursday, where Malema addressed several national and international matters. Malema dismissed claims that his wife and ‘Cat’ Matlala are related, saying it was just a case of identical surnames.
Malema further explained why he asked Matlala personal questions at parliament’s ad hoc committee sitting, saying it was his attempt to appeal to Matlala’s conscience. “I’m not related to ‘Cat’ Matlala. He shares a surname with my wife.
There are a lot of people like that. My wife is not related to ‘Cat’ Matlala. There is no relation.
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We have nothing to do with Matlala,” said Malema. “I asked him questions without being shaken. I made a decision to be psychological in my approach and speak to his conscience, with the hope that I can break him, and he will be able to say this is not right.
Matlala may have had no one to speak to him the way I did his entire life. That’s why I asked him to speak to Jerry’s mother. She sent me a message, thanked me, and said, ‘for the first time, I felt represented’.” South Africans noticed Malema’s absence from the ad hoc committee on the days when suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya testified, and speculated that it was an attempt to shield his ‘friend’.
However, the EFF leader said Sibiya happened to testify on days when he could not attend due to other commitments. “I would never run away from my responsibilities. I am a member of the ad hoc committee, an MP, EFF leader and a family man. All these responsibilities are not going to drown because I’m sitting on the ad hoc committee,” said Malema.
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