South Africa’s Malema to Hold Rallies in Zimbabwe, Herald Says

(Bloomberg) -- Julius Malema, leader of the youth wing of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, will visit Zimbabwe this week to hold political rallies, the Herald reported, citing Indigenization Minister Saviour Kasukuwere.



The trip will “strengthen relations” between Zimbabwe and South Africa, the Harare-based newspaper said. Malema will also meet with members of President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, it said.



Malema has been criticized by some South Africans for repeatedly singing a song that calls for whites to be killed. He is also an advocate of nationalizing South Africa’s mining industry. In Zimbabwe, the government is attempting to implement a law calling for foreign-owned miners to hand over 51 percent of their businesses to black Zimbabweans.



To contact the reporter on this story: Brian Latham in Durban at blatham@bloomberg.net.