Economic Freedom Fighters EFF leader Julius Malema on Friday warned members of his party to be prepared for possible political persecution, including imprisonment, as South Africa heads towards local government elections later this year.
At the start of a strategy meeting of senior EFF leaders, Malema said the elections would not be purely domestic and suggested the United States could seek to influence political outcomes in South Africa.
It is important to be aware of this as we head to local government elections here in South Africa and be aware of the possibility of US interference in our elections, he said, adding that this could be in the form of funding ideological opponents, attempts to divide communities along tribal lines and actively pursuing the imprisonment of leaders of the left in our country.
