Malema calls for focus on major industries and unity among Black groupings

Speaking at the funeral service of MKP parliamentary deputy chief whip Muzi Ntshingila in Johannesburg, Malema questioned why there are strikes over spaza shops but not to claim mines, advocating for strategic means of production to be returned to their rightful owners. He suggested that international powers ignore xenophobic tensions in South Africa to protect "white monopoly capital," noting the absence of sanctions. Malema called for unity among all ideologically Black groupings.

He also emphasized the urgent need to address redress stemming from South Africa's colonial and apartheid history, highlighting the worse conditions faced by the African working class and women compared to the white working class. Malema, known for advocating African unity, stated his party was never taught to hate and loves all South Africans and Africans, both within the country and in the diaspora. This comes as some African states repatriate citizens from South Africa amid anti-immigrant protests, with groups like March and March demanding the deportation of illegal immigrants by June 30.