By MELISIZWE MANDELA
25 May 2025- Cyril Ramaphosa has officially betrayed the people of South Africa. He stood before Donald Trump, the president of the United States, and bowed. He chose the side of white monopoly capital. He spat on the graves of our liberation heroes.
He denounced our victory songs that carried us through the darkest days of apartheid. He turned his back on the struggle and chose to serve those who benefit from our oppression.
How can an African leader go and kneel before Trump with no evidence of genocide in this country? He did not defend our sovereignty.
He made us look like beggars in the eyes of the world. He made us look like we have no backbone, no pride, no history.
He betrayed the spirit of Biko, Sobukwe, Chris Hani and every freedom fighter who bled for this land. Let’s be clear.
The capitalist system does not solve problems. It creates them.
Then the same capitalists return in suits and say they have the solution. That’s how white monopoly capital operates.
That’s what Johann Rupert does. He creates a crisis then raises his hand and says, “I can fix it,” and fools call him a saviour.
He is not. He is the problem. He is the symbol of economic apartheid. He has captured the state and owns the president.
Africans do not need Donald Trump. We do not need Elon Musk. We do not need Rupert. We need economic justice. We need dignity. We need land. Elon Musk insulted South Africa before.
Now, he wants to skip our laws and operate Starlink without following BEE requirements. We say no. He must follow the law like everyone else. No exceptions. No favours. No billionaires above the constitution.
And now Trump dares to call for the arrest of the Commander in Chief, Julius Malema on 21 May 2025. This is how the USA starts its campaigns of assassination.
It begins with propaganda, then false charges, then bullets. We have seen it before. They killed Lumumba, Sankara, Gaddafi. And now they want to come for Malema.
We say Hands off Malema. We will protect our own. If Ramaphosa truly cared about bilateral relations, why didn’t he speak out about the police brutality in America?
Why didn’t he confront them about the murder of black people by their police? He remained silent because he was not there for the people. He was there for business, for billionaires.
For those who feast while our people starve. He went there not as a president of the people, but as a servant of imperialism. He has surrendered our dignity, our sovereignty, and our future.
Cyril Ramaphosa is not the people. He is not the constitution. He is not Parliament. He is not the revolution. We the people are the voice of this country.
Donald Trump or no Donald Trump
Elon Musk or no Elon Musk
Johann Rupert or no Johann Rupert
The land will be expropriated without compensation
This is Africa
Not the backyard of America
Not the playground of billionaires
Not a colony for white monopoly capital
Ramaphosa must step down
We have no confidence in you
You are a traitor to your own people
The struggle continues
We will not be silenced
We are not the stepchildren of this country
We are the rightful heirs of this land
The revolution is alive
#RamaphosaMustGo #HandsOffMalema #PowerToThePeople #AfricaForAfricans #BlackSovereigntyNow
#RupertIsTheEnemy
#TrumpKeepOut
#WeAreNotForSale
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