The EFF accused the British High Commissioner of South Africa of intentionally failing to process the visa application in time for party leader Julius Malema to visit the UK.
EFF leader Julius Malema was scheduled to serve students at Cambridge University in the UK this weekend.
The EFF accused the British High Commissioner of South Africa of party leader Julius Malema of failing to process his visa application in time to visit the UK due to his Cambridge University address.
In a statement, EFF National spokesman Sinawotambo said that Malema will be attending the 11th Cambridge African Africa Conference, an event hosted by the Cambridge University Africa Association.
“It can only be explained as a ban on administrative editing for the EFF president, the UK High Commissioner has actively delayed the processing and approval of CIC's visa applications and sent a letter of regret that it will not be processed in time for the University of Cambridge address scheduled for this weekend.
“This letter of regret was sent today (Wednesday). The President was due to leave for the UK after confirming that the visa would be processed this afternoon (Wednesday),” Tambo added.
He described his failure to process the visa as merely a “expression of the bureaucratic process used to ban the EFF's voice from restraining political opposition and building global solidarity against Western imperialism.”
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The African Association's Cambridge University invited Malema to attend the conference along with the 11th Cambridge Africa.
Tambo said the event is one of the university's most prestigious opportunities and is set to reach leading African policymakers, business leaders, economists and academics from universities around the world.
“The EFF is well aware that this reflects the attitude of imperialism towards the EFF, a powerful and critical voice of Britain about its role in the atrocities of colonialism, particularly the role of the British monarchy in the slave trade, and particularly its role in maintaining the continued dress of British supporters in the UK's comprehensive supporters of British monarchy in the slave trade, and its role in maintaining the continued dress of British conquests.
He added:
The UK is engaged in a public war declaration against those who dare to stand up warmth like a warm monarchy, not only by the EFF president inherently banning travel to the country, but also dares to confront the warmth of a warm monarchy, such as the British monarchy, who still possesses the blood of the Kenyan people who are dripping from their hands during the Mau Mau rebellion.
Malema was extremely critical of Queen Elizabeth, who passed away in 2022.
According to Thambo, the ban on Malema reflects the continued domination of the British political process by the British monarchy.
“As the EFF, we want to reaffirm the statement regarding the death of Elizabeth Mary Windsor and remind the British bureaucracy that their monarchy still owes great debt for crimes that opposed humanity through colonialism,” he said.
EFF thanked Cambridge University students for their recognition and recognition of Malema as “a guiding resistance to imperialism and Africa's independence.”
In a letter to EFF Vice President Godrich Gardee, British High Commissioner Anthony Phillipson said he had followed the processing of the visa required for Malema.
Philipson apologised for a colleague at the Home Office who unfortunately said he could not process the application.
This is due to the steps required to consider applying for a visa and the timing of recent UK bank holidays.
“We recognize that this is a very disappointing especially as the delegation is applied in advance and paid for priority services. We would like to take a personal interest in this issue and ensure that we regularly communicate with relevant home office staff about the incident, including last week and this morning.
“But I fear there is no way to intervene in the decision-making process itself, which is simply a matter of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
“Given the fact that the purpose of the visit is to attend the Cambridge Conference and that it is no longer possible, it will be open to the delegation to withdraw the application on this occasion. If the delegation chose to do so, the home office chose to fully refund all application fees,” he said.
