ANC presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has lashed out at white business people who are opposing radical economic transformation.
Addressing traditional and religious leaders in Bulwer, her rural hometown outside Pietermaritzburg, on Sunday, Dlamini Zuma said that if her presidential campaign succeeded, she would implement radical economic transformation despite opposition from some white business people.
“Whites talk too much against RET (radical economic transformation), saying that we want to use it to loot.
“Who are they to talk about looting? They have been stealing ever since their arrival in this country. They stole our land,” she said, speaking in isiZulu.
She said she had adopted RET after seeing the pain suffered by families living in informal settlements.
“If everything goes accordingly (meaning that if she is elected ANC president), I will take these white people on a bus to show them the suffering of shack dwellers.
“I will show these white people that there are people who live worse than their dogs,” she said.
Dlamini Zuma said she would build factories in rural areas so that rural folk won’t have to go to the cities. “If we implement RET it is going to restore dignity among our people.
"When we talk about RET we don’t intend to steal, but we want to create factories,” she said.
Dlamini Zuma was accompanied by Public Works Minister Nathi Nhleko.
President Jacob Zuma’s brother, Joseph Zuma, who had travelled from Nkandla, warned Dlamini Zuma about the bad culture in the ANC of wanting to oust a sitting president before the end of their term.
“You must worry about the ANC evil. Those who would be defeated will want to remove (you) before the end of your term.
“This is the evil that you will have deal with,” said Zuma.
The prayer meeting was organized by the Dlamini clan to pray for Dlamini Zuma’s safe journey to Nasrec for the ANC conference.
Her nephew, Inkosi Thulabezwe Dlamini, of the Bhidla tribal authority, said: “We are praying, because we want her to win.
“She is exemplary in this community, and an inspiration. We want every young woman in this community to follow in her footsteps by becoming something important,” said Inkosi Dlamini.
The clan slaughtered two cows, while pastors prayed for Dlamini Zuma.