Politics

‘We Won’t Mourn Queen Elizabeth II, Because Of What She Did To Us’

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September 9, 2022

Even as more condolences messages continue to pour for late queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II, there is a group of people that have sworn never to mourn the death of the British monarch.

The South African party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has come forward to say that it would never be part of the ongoing world-mourning of late Queen Elizabeth II, saying she had never meant well for them..

Its leader, Julius Malema, stated this in a statement on Friday.

Malema who went into memory lane, to recall the reign of Queen Elizabeth and that of her predecessors in regard to the colonization of Africa and other countries around the world.

He therefore concluded that her reign should not be painted in positive colours.

“Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1952, reigning for 70 years as a head of an institution built up, sustained, and living off a brutal legacy of dehumanization of millions of people across the world,” read the statement.

“We do not mourn the death of Elizabeth, because to us her death is a reminder of a very tragic period in this country and Africa’s history.

The Lusaka Times quotes the activist as referring to former British colonies in Africa including South Africa attribute g the current political instability and poverty to their colonization by Britain.

Late Queen Elizabeth II

“Britain, under the leadership of the royal family, took over control of this territory that would become South Africa in 1795 from Batavian control, and took permanent control of the territory in 1806,” read the statement.

“From that moment onwards, native people of this land have never known peace, nor have they ever enjoyed the fruits of the riches of this land, riches which were and still are utilized for the enrichment of the British royal family and those who look like them.

EFF likewise cited the actions of Sir John Cradock, Cecil John Rhodes in Zimbabwe and Zambia and the torture of Kenyan Mau Mau for their resistance to Britain’s rule during their quest for freedom.

“It was also the British royal family that sanctioned the actions of Cecil John Rhodes, who plundered this country, Zimbabwe and Zambia. In Kenya, Britain built concentration camps and suppressed with such inhumane brutality the Mau Mau rebellion, killing Dedan Kimathi on the 18th of February 1957, while Elizabeth was already Queen,” EFF stated.