Patriotic Alliance youth leader criticises Memorial crowds
Zareef Minty, Patriotic Alliance's own youth leader, upset at the crowd's reactions to President Zuma.
Self-proclaimed youth ‘president’ of the newly registered Patriotic Alliance party, Zareef Minty shunned crowds at the Mandela Memorial Service on the afternoon of Tuesday 10 December.
Businessman and now politician Kenny Kunene, who has been involved with the ANC and earlier resigned from his leadership role in the EFF registered the Patriotic Alliance as a new political party with the Independent Electoral Commission on 28 November, as Sowetan Live reported.
Zareef Minty (19) currently studies law at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Minty, who lists his own designer label, title of Mr Junior Africa in 2010, motivational speaking, philanthropy and radio-host abilities among his many talents on both his twitter page and own website www.zareefminty.com, showed his clear disgust at crowds “boo-ing” every time President Zuma took to the stage at the FNB Stadium where the memorial service is being held.
“We can’t be disrespecting Zuma on an international platform like this, as much as people are upset [sic].
“There is a time and a place for everything,” he posted on twitter at around 1.20pm.
On his website, Minty wished for his fellow South Africans to mourn as well as celebrate Nelson Mandela’s legacy.
“It will take the nation some time before they can accept the news.”
