By Jane Mlambo| Firebrand South African opposition Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julias Malema has slammed the government of Zimbabwe over its move to compensate former white farmers who were displaced during the 2000 land reform exercise saying President Emmerson Mnangagwa had exposed his clueless-ness by dancing to the whims of the whites.

In a strongly worded statement, EFF said the government was misinformed about the causes of the economic crisis in Zimbabwe which he said had to do with deeply embedded cronyism and ineptitude on the part of the state.

“We are of the view that Mnangagwa is either deeply misinformed about the real causes of the crisis in Zimbabwe or is simply catapulting to the pressure from the white supremacist world. Either way, the treasonous act of paying to white settlers money that Zimbabwe does not have will not resolve the crisis in Zimbabwe which is essentially a political crisis resulting from mismanagement, at the centre of which Mnangagwa features prominently,” said EFF.

The vibrant movement further laid into Mnangagwa for betraying former freedom fighters and damaging the legacy of President Robert Mugabe by seeking to please white people by paying them for the Zimbabwean land they were illegally occupying.

“It must be noted that the push for the repossession of the land in Zimbabwe was not initiated by the state. At the time Zimbabwe gained independence, the framework for land reform was premised on a market-led land reform programme whereby the state with the assistance of Britain, was required to purchase land from white landowners for land redistribution purposes,” added Malema.

“Mnangagwa will be remembered as a clueless, ideological amoeba who was prepared to trade off important gains of the struggle in order to be liked by the whites. We deeply condemn this act of betrayal by Mnangagwa, and call on ordinary Zimbabweans to reject this wasteful use of money that should be directed towards building hospitals in Zimbabwe,” added EFF.