They hate Julius Malema because he refused to beg for a seat at the enemy’s table.

Unlike other Black politicians such as Cyril Ramaphosa and Tokyo Sexwale, Malema did not negotiate for BEE shares, mining deals, or personal wealth. He demanded something far more dangerous to the system: a full economic table for Black people.

Malema called for economic freedom in our lifetime, not elite inclusion in a racist and oppressive economy. While Ramaphosa, Sexwale, and others became billionaires through negotiated settlements with capital, the majority of Black South Africans remained excluded from real ownership and control of the economy.

That refusal to sell out is why powerful institutions feel threatened.

This is why organisations like AfriForum and political parties such as the Democratic Alliance want Malema silenced, jailed, or politically destroyed. History shows that those who challenge economic power are always targeted.

This country has seen it before.

They destroyed Chris Hani.
They killed Steve Biko.

Both were eliminated because they threatened the economic foundation of white monopoly capital, not because they were violent or unreasonable.

Julius Malema stands in that tradition of uncompromising resistance.
Defending him is not about personality. It is about defending the idea that Black people deserve full economic freedom, not crumbs from a table built on their exploitation.

History will judge those who sold out — and those who stood firm.

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