On Tuesday night‚ the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) had published three of the 25 reasons why it believes the Gupta family should pack their bags.
Hours after party and its leader‚ Julius Malema‚ were indicted by the North Gauteng High Court from inciting acts of violence against the Gupta family‚ Oakbay Investments‚ The New Age‚ ANN7 and other of the family’s subsidiary company’s shareholders‚ staff and property‚ the EFF launched an Instragram campaign saying why the politically-connected family should leave SA.
The first three of the “25 REASONS WHY THE GUPTAS MUST LEAVE OR BE MADE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY” were:
No1. The Guptas are influencing Zuma on the R1 trillion nuclear deal: after they acquired uranium mines‚ they stand to benefit greatly from the deal through supplying uranium. Zuma has been advised that the country cannot afford this nuclear deal‚ but because the Guptas family stands to benefit‚ it is being forced through. The nuclear deal will plunge South Africa into a massive fiscal crisis‚ collapsing South Africa’s currency‚ ratings‚ and ability to provide basic services to its people;
No 2. Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene was removed and replaced with Des van Rooyen because the Guptas said so. The thoughtless action of removing a Minister of Finance weakened South Africa’s currency‚ making it more expensive for SA to import goods and services from outside the country‚ and making life of ordinary South Africans more oppressive. A weakened currency has a tendency to increase inflation‚ further burdening ordinary South Africans; and
No 3. The Guptas are exploiting the resources of this country‚ enriching themselves through corruption‚ under the guise of freedom. They illegally influence the issuing of mining rights‚ and have effectively taken control of key parastatals such as the SABC‚ TRANSNET‚ ESKOM‚ SAA and now DENEL.”
A defiant Malema had‚ in reaction to the high court ruling‚ said: “We must respect the courts. But the courts can’t stop us from saying that we don’t love the Guptas. We don’t want their curry.”
The court case followed the “get out Gupta” statements made by Malema and the Gauteng region of the party last week‚ which the Gupta brothers and their lawyers say “we have interpreted as an incitement to violence”.
The court document stated that some of the Gupta business executives had begun receiving threatening phone calls on Monday. One had received these calls in the early hours of the morning‚ between 2.30am to 3.50am.
The lawyers‚ noting that the Guptas were South African citizens and entitled to protection under the law‚ stated the EFF threats were “xenophobic threats of violence and in direct conflict with the Bill of Rights and the Constitution”.
But Malema‚ speaking after this court ruling‚ said: “We’re appealing that judgment. The better option is for them to go. I had planned a surprise for them.”
“Because we respect the courts‚ we will postpone the surprise for the Guptas. Once we appeal‚ we’ll give them their surprise.”
Moegsien Williams‚ Editor-in-Chief of The New Age newspaper‚ said: “Our employees have the right to go to work and do their jobs without the threat of violence. We welcome today’s ruling and hope that the EFF will cease its threats and intimidation of our staff immediately.”
EFF has 25 reasons why #GUPTASMUSTGO
Hours after party and its leader‚ Julius Malema‚ were indicted by the North Gauteng High Court from inciting acts of violence against the Gupta family‚ Oakbay Investments‚ The New Age‚ ANN7 and other of the family’s subsidiary company’s shareholders‚ staff and property‚ the EFF launched an Instragram campaign saying why the politically-connected family should leave SA.
The first three of the “25 REASONS WHY THE GUPTAS MUST LEAVE OR BE MADE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY” were:
No1. The Guptas are influencing Zuma on the R1 trillion nuclear deal: after they acquired uranium mines‚ they stand to benefit greatly from the deal through supplying uranium. Zuma has been advised that the country cannot afford this nuclear deal‚ but because the Guptas family stands to benefit‚ it is being forced through. The nuclear deal will plunge South Africa into a massive fiscal crisis‚ collapsing South Africa’s currency‚ ratings‚ and ability to provide basic services to its people;
No 2. Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene was removed and replaced with Des van Rooyen because the Guptas said so. The thoughtless action of removing a Minister of Finance weakened South Africa’s currency‚ making it more expensive for SA to import goods and services from outside the country‚ and making life of ordinary South Africans more oppressive. A weakened currency has a tendency to increase inflation‚ further burdening ordinary South Africans; and
No 3. The Guptas are exploiting the resources of this country‚ enriching themselves through corruption‚ under the guise of freedom. They illegally influence the issuing of mining rights‚ and have effectively taken control of key parastatals such as the SABC‚ TRANSNET‚ ESKOM‚ SAA and now DENEL.”
A defiant Malema had‚ in reaction to the high court ruling‚ said: “We must respect the courts. But the courts can’t stop us from saying that we don’t love the Guptas. We don’t want their curry.”
The court case followed the “get out Gupta” statements made by Malema and the Gauteng region of the party last week‚ which the Gupta brothers and their lawyers say “we have interpreted as an incitement to violence”.
The court document stated that some of the Gupta business executives had begun receiving threatening phone calls on Monday. One had received these calls in the early hours of the morning‚ between 2.30am to 3.50am.
The lawyers‚ noting that the Guptas were South African citizens and entitled to protection under the law‚ stated the EFF threats were “xenophobic threats of violence and in direct conflict with the Bill of Rights and the Constitution”.
But Malema‚ speaking after this court ruling‚ said: “We’re appealing that judgment. The better option is for them to go. I had planned a surprise for them.”
“Because we respect the courts‚ we will postpone the surprise for the Guptas. Once we appeal‚ we’ll give them their surprise.”
Moegsien Williams‚ Editor-in-Chief of The New Age newspaper‚ said: “Our employees have the right to go to work and do their jobs without the threat of violence. We welcome today’s ruling and hope that the EFF will cease its threats and intimidation of our staff immediately.”
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