Former EFF member Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said he was leaving party politics to focus on academia and contribute to civil society like AfriForum does for the Afrikaners.
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Resigned EFF member Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has again commended President Cyril Ramaphosa for his firm stance against the US, saying Ramaphosa was not a puppet of white supremacy like many judged him to be.
Ramaphosa has been accused by many, including Ndlozi himself, of pushing a white agenda rather than advancing the interests of black people who are the majority in the country.
Now, with the US President Donald Trump signing of an executive order to halt funds going to South Africa in relation to the signing of the Expropriation Act, Ndlozi has more kind words for Ramaphosa.
“Who would have thought? One day ... I would have never bet anything, if there was anything I would have bet against the idea that one day it would be Ramaphosa who says 'You keep your America, and I will keep my South Africa’ to the most powerful man together with the richest man in the world in defence of nil compensation.
"Of course, from our circles as radical left, it is not enough, the expropriation is not enough," Ndlozi said.
The Act intends to provide for the expropriation of land and other property for public and certain other purposes.
Ramaphosa's words came after AfriForum wrote to Trump's administration requesting them to punish the ANC politicians for the Act, and not ordinary citizens.
However, the non-governmental organisation which mainly focuses on the interests of Afrikaners, declined Trump's offer to move to the US, saying they are not going anywhere.
Ramaphosa has maintained a firm stance, asserting that South Africa will not allow any foreign state to impose its will.
This position has been met with approval from Ndlozi, along with South Africa's stance on Gaza.
"Ramaphosa’s government did not just condemn the Gaza bombardment by Israel, it stated that Israel is a genocidal state and took them to The Hague (International Court of Justice).
"No white puppet acts like that, coupled with the Bela Act, the NHI and all these policies have agitated, disrupted the domestic and global white capitalist establishment," he said.
Ndlozi spoke exclusively to the SABC on Monday where he announced his resignation.
He stated that he was raised in left-wing circles, where Ramaphosa was regarded as part of the "white capitalist" establishment.
He further explained that Ramaphosa's rise to billionaire status only served to strengthen this perception.
“Certainly, part of that discourse is that he will always act in the best interests of the white capitalist establishment.
"His emails in Marikana did not help because he characterised workers as criminals, justifying the action that then occurred during the Marikana massacre ... The CR17 statements did not help to find the names of these capitalists who funded his internal ANC campaigns," he said.
This is in relation to the Marikana massacre in 2012 where 34 miners were shot dead, and Ramaphosa's ascendency to the presidency which was heavily funded.
In the same breath, Ndlozi questioned Ramaphosa's tactics and how no one saw all this coming.
Last week while delivering his State of Nation Address (SONA), Ramaphosa told global critics that South Africa would not be bullied, and they would defend their sovereignty at all costs.
Meanwhile, Ndlozi said he was leaving party politics to focus on academia and also contribute to community development.
"I am leaving party politics and will contribute to the academy. It’s time somebody did for the people what AfriForum is doing for the Afrikaners," he said.
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