MK Party rejects Julius Malema's claims of white funding and oppressors' money
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) on Wednesday denied claims by EFF leader Julius Malema that it is funded and controlled by whites, saying they will “never” accept money from the oppressors, “unlike them who are contemplating to join the white-funded government”.
Speaking to IOL, MKP’s National Spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela called on Malema to provide proof that supported his claims.
Ndhlela said they do not want money from white monopoly capital, which it said funded the Government of National Unity (GNU).
“The GNU is a project of the Oppenheimers, and we won’t be part of that. If we were funded by whites, we wouldn’t have had fund issues during the [2024] elections,” Nhlamulo said.
Malema earlier alleged that all political parties in South Africa, except for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), were controlled by white people.
He added that parties, including the Build One South Africa (BOSA), Patriotic Alliance (PA), United Democratic Movement (UDM), and the Democratic Alliance (DA), were all white-controlled.
But Ndhlela disputed this and claimed that MKP rejected R1.6 billion last year because they did not want to join the unity government, which is a white project.
“We were given this money to be silent on the nationalisation of mines and banks. We couldn’t take it because we don’t want money from whites,” he said.
Last year, political parties in the GNU declared donations to the tune of R162.1 million following the May elections.
In comparison, all political parties received over R189.9 million in donations.
This was revealed by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC).
According to the IEC, 14 parties reported their donations for the first quarter of the financial year, covering April to June.
The DA, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), African National Congress (ANC), and Rise Mzansi received the lion’s share of the donations.
The DA-led with R56 million, followed by the IFP with R38.8 million, RISE Mzansi with R33 million, and the ANC with R26 million.
The officially declared donations showed that Jonathan Oppenheimer donated R15 million to the IFP, with an equal amount contributed by Nicky Oppenheimer, while Rise Mzansi received R15 million from Rebecca Oppenheimer.
For the first time, the MKP had disclosed its donations, reporting a total of R380,555, the IEC said.
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