Video: Kelly Khumalo blasts President Ramaphosa over protests
The #FreeZuma protests are still flaring up despite the deployment of soldiers. We can all agree that South Africa is burning and there is a need for drastic measures to be put in place. Of late several celebrities have weighed into the matter with their two cents. Kelly Khumalo spoke out against the ongoing criminal activities that are threatening to halt the country’s economy.
However, taking it to Instagram Khumalo spoke out against the looting and took a swipe against Ramaphosa. The protests were sparked by the incarceration of Jacob Zuma. The protests have since turned into looting rather than a #FreeZuma protests. However, the former president Jacob Zuma is currently serving 15 months in prison.
Khumalo joined a handful of local celebrities who have condemned these criminal acts that gripped KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, and Mpumalanga.
“I know it’s very hard to be rational when you are frustrated and feel defeated. I hope we understand that, in the end, we are the ones to continue to suffer. Looting and vandalising property is not the solution,” says Khumalo.
She adds: “The sad part about this whole looting spree is that it doesn’t solve our issues, it worsens them … It’s us, black people, who are going to suffer after all these riots are over, we are the ones to deal with the damage, we are the ones to deal with more joblessness.”
Video: Kelly Khumalo blasts President Ramaphosa over protests
While Khumalo was strongly condemning the violence that is spreading in most black townships, she also criticised Ramaphosa for failing to “own up to his contribution” to the current state of the nation.
Reflecting on Ramaphosa’s address on Monday, about the unlawfulness that’s dominating the country now, Khumalo said: “The President, your guys’ President spoke and I heard nothing… He called for peace and yet he is not owning up to his contribution to this disaster … ”
She also stated that things will only improve once the leadership of the country start taking caring for the people that have put them in power.
“Listen to me carefully, I’m not condoning what is happening now but, honestly, can you blame people for doing what they are doing? People have been patient and cooperative for the past 18 to 22 months of lockdown, with no jobs, no food … ”
“I wish I could say there is a solution to this but there isn’t from our end until this country is led by people who are for the people.”
Watch the video below.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRQ04TvLrsx/