You are a small boy: Malema fires warning at mining tycoon MySol

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has taken a verbal swipe at local mining businessman Solomon “MySol” Madibela during a party rally in Madibeng, North West, on Friday night.

Addressing a large crowd at Letlhabile Stadium, Malema described Madibela as a “small boy” and insisted the country’s mineral wealth must benefit ordinary people.

These mines will service our people… These mines will not service MySol. MySol se foot. I will repeat, MySol se foot. You must tell him that he’s a small boy to me.

Malema further challenged the businessman, stating:

I am not scared of boys who think they have got money… He must go around and ask about me… I’ll put you in your place.

The confrontation follows comments Madibela allegedly made on the Podcast and Chill network, where he claimed a political party leader disliked him after he declined an invitation. The dispute intensified after screenshots of WhatsApp statuses, allegedly posted by Madibela, circulated on social media, mocking Malema and calling him a “small boy.”

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has since promised to intervene in the feud, pledging to contact Malema to seek an amicable resolution and describing Madibela as a “solid SA entrepreneur.”