Malema's R3,6m annual protection bill ridiculous - DA
R300,000 a month to protect Malema is ridiculous
Earlier this year a DA parliamentary question revealed that President Zuma's VIP protection bill was costing South Africans R1-million a month. Now it appears that VIP protection for the ANC Youth League president Julius Malema is costing nearly one-third of that amount, despite the fact that Malema has not even been elected to government (see report).
Julius Malema is not a member of parliament or even of a provincial legislature. He is not a member of the executive. Nor is he a visiting head of state, though given the size of the man's ego one could easily be forgiven for thinking we were dealing with a reincarnation of Idi Amin. As an ordinary citizen, how can R300,000 a month of taxpayers' money - or R3.6-million a year - possibly be justified?
And what threat does Malema face? The only people issuing death threats in this country at the moment are the ANC Youth League.
Now we have millions of rands of state money protecting someone who threatens, insults and bullies with impunity. This constitutes an irretrievable blurring of the line between party and state, and the DA will be submitting parliamentary questions to ascertain the precise rationale for this allocation, and to establish whether any wrongdoing has occurred.
Statement issued by Dianne Kohler Barnard, MP, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of police, November 7 2009
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This is nice, very nice! White people helping to foot the bill for this clown's
ludicrous protection bill and he is forever spewing his racism against us. I say
let whoever wants to get to him, get to him, castrate him, cut his drug and . .more
by Leburu on November 08 2009, 21:42
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I must agree with Leburu. We the hardworking people of South Africa are threatened by S.A.R.S. that we will have heavy fines imposed on us for the late submission of returns yet the money already paid by us is misspent on protecting a retard like Malema . .more
by Sidney on November 09 2009, 06:31
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I worked for 43 years and have not paid that much tax yet. Makes one want to pay taxes!
by mike on November 09 2009, 08:23
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As a taxpayer for the past FIFTY years, there are no permissable words to describe the anger and disgust that I feel in watching our hard-earned money being used to protect this moronic throwback against the very people that put him into his comparatively . .more
by RichardB on November 09 2009, 09:31
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The problem is the ANC has no resepect for the South African Voter let alone the public purse. We hope in 2011 and 2014 they will loose some of their power and the country will start prevailing over this nonsense.
Any way what will make the . .more
by Miya on November 09 2009, 09:50
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No surprise that that this moron thinks people want to kill him.
The greatest threat probably comes from his own "supporters".
by Reitz on November 09 2009, 10:47
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I truly believe that it is unecessary to protect any politician in South Africa, maybe the president but then just maybe. This is a total waste of tax payers money, this bodyguard thing is more about inflating ego's than anything else.
by Molly on November 09 2009, 11:22
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Maybe he is running scared of his own people coz I think they are getting tired of his CR@P. I say throw him to the wolves....the scavenger that he is!!!!!
by Anarhy on November 09 2009, 11:30
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I do love Diane Kohler-Barnard's articles. They always make me laugh!!
However, I am deeply annoyed that my money is being used to protect this fool. He has charged around threatening to kill all and sundry and is now surprised that someone . .more
by Samjank on November 09 2009, 11:50
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he might not be a member of parliament or even of a provincial legislature. He might not be a member of the executive, Nor is he a visiting head of state. the difference he brings in S.A sure makes him important and a threat to most oposing parties. we . .more
by Thabo Sekhu on November 09 2009, 13:00
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This whole exercise is just to get a blue light and a black car so he could feel important and so that he may legitimately violate the traffic laws like he did the past few weeks.... make him walk to his meetings. Dubious, you are a arrogant piece of . .more
by Steve on November 09 2009, 13:06
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As a South African, a tax-payer; I am so disgusted to learn that this baffoon is going to receive protection from the state. For what?
by Sdoz on November 09 2009, 13:11
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No, Thabo, he is not important and he is definitely not worth protecting BY THE STATE USING STATE FUNDS COLLECTED FROM TAXPAYERS.
At best he is the marketing arm of the ANC and should be paid for by that party. And if that party feels he is any . .more
by Al on November 09 2009, 15:10
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We should be spending more to protect our daily entertainment. He is a national treasure and should be looked after. He is more exciting than all the other boring politicians including the opposition.
Laughing is good for your health!
by J on November 09 2009, 15:15
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Why u question Malema's protection.Ms Barnard was so quite when that woman who fabricated lies about Jacob Zuma was given a holiday in overseas.How much is she costing us.Where was DA?
by Mduduzi on November 10 2009, 12:42
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