Iran Press/Africa: Malema, who was briefing journalists in the wake of the visit to South Africa by British prime minister, Theresa May, said the policy of his Economic Freedom Fighters party (EFF) is to withdraw the country from the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association that brings together 53 member states, including former colonies of the British empire quoted African news .
‘‘The commonwealth is presided over by the colonizer and we reject that. That type of respect that we give to the colonizer is the one that perpetuates white supremacy,’‘ Malema declared.
Malema’s vision for Africa
He added that relics of the coloniser’s system like the judicial wigs need to be eliminated.
‘’ It is through small things that we can achieve the total freedom of South Africa. Like that wig that judges wear…does it mean that you can only think when you wear the hair that resembles that of a white man?’‘
Members of the Commonwealth use English as the official language in addition to using a common legal system.
Malema then said generations to come must develop a common language that can be used throughout the continent. He singled out Swahili as a potential language that could fit this rôle.
‘‘We need a border-less continent, We need one currency, one parliament and one President that can unite the continent. We need a United States of Africa. We need one Africa,’‘ Malema said.
Malema's remarks came as Theresa May has announced plans to boost Britain's investment in Africa after Brexit, during her first trip to the continent as prime minister.
In a speech in Cape Town, she claimed to pledge £4bn in support for African economies, to create jobs for young people.
She also talked a bout "fundamental shift" in aid spending to focus on long-term economic and security challenges rather than short-term poverty reduction.
The British PM l also visit Nigeria and Kenya during the three-day trade mission.
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