Foreigners Can't Take Your Jobs, Because There Are No Jobs To Be Taken- Malema

Malema stated that chasing away foreigners will not in fact bring about work - because there still won't be any jobs.

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Malema: black foreign nationals are not taking any jobs, because there are not jobs. They work for tips in restaurants, not decent work

He further went on to say that the current xenophobic attacks in South Africa are due to a lack of leadership, which has resulted in people accepting a "shebeen explanation" for their suffering.

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Malema: our problems are caused by lack of political leadership. If u feel strong take a taxi to Luthuli House cause ANC is the 1 failing u

According to the EFF's website, Malema was speaking at Durban University of Technology student's meeting, in preparation for Freedom Day.