'He banna!' — Malema weighs in on Khusela Diko's 'Pray for America' plea

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Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson was dragged for her post asking followers to 'pray for America'.

EFF leader Julius Malema was one of many taken aback byKhusela Diko's plea to pray for the US, after violence in that country overnight., protesters supporting President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, putting it on lockdown.

Law enforcement authorities struggled to maintain order as an angry mob overturned barricades and clashed with police. One woman died after being shot during the violence. Inside, lawmakers met to formally certify Joe Biden's victory over Trump in last year's presidential election, a result that has been disputed by TrumpLike many in SA, Diko watched the dramaPresident Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson posted a picture simply stating “Pray for America”.

Soon the phrase was trending on Twitter as hundreds slammed her for focusing on the US while SA has “its own problems”.Malema was among those surprised by her request, questioning it and sharing a tweet by author Zakes Mda saying he'd rather “pray for SA to recover all the corruption money from PPE grifters and sundry ruling elite crooks”.

 

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Go play on the railway line. You do not know GOD so full of yourself. You have become a selfish me myself and I spoiled little brat. Do not even mention the words pray and GOD please. Stay away from ZCC seeking attention. Thank you and goodbye.

You are my source of inspiration when all hope was lost you bring life to me again with your amazing then enough to start life again MarkSuste

Keeping a low profile?

Batho, this is not even newsworthy mos.

WTF!! How can this be News?

🤣🤣Seriously mara?

We have enough problems here to even waste time pretending to be religious freaks. Action is needed in SA to solve our problems

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The little media w in red get full attention. Times lives you in on the smoke screen. Get him back to his country and the influx stealing our jobs. He sits with an red overall to represent the poor but the Rolex and the mansion and the sixteen million that never gets attention

Us as South Africa’s have our own problems an we need prayers too, the president must go see what’s happening at the Zimbabwe border

How is this even news

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