African National Congress Youth League President Julius Malema has called time on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.

According to the report the ANCYL leader said that Mugabe, whom he met earlier in the year, must now step down because "as much as we support the revolutionary programme in Zimbabwe, President Mugabe must hand over to those young chaps so that we engage with on the same level."

The pair had met during Malema's visit to Zimbabwe earlier in the year.

Malema also praised Zanu-PF’s land redistribution programme having called for expropriation with state valued compensation for South Africa during the ANCYL NGC this week.

He also confirmed that the Youth League could never agree with permanent leadership.

At the time of Malema's trip to Zimbabwe Luthuli House was concerned at the timing because it took place right in the middle of President Jacob ­Zuma’s efforts to broker a political settlement in Harare.

Zuma did however give Malema the go-ahead to make the visit.

When Malema was asked to postpone his trip he refused stating that the league was a separate entity.

Unfortunately the trip was filled with controversy primarily as a result of Malema's stance towards the MDC of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his outright support for the Zanu-PF.

This at a time when the government of the ANC were trying to broker a deal between the two as unbiased neighbours. The ANCYL being their youth movement.

Unsurprisingly when Malema was hauled before the disciplinary committee this was one of the issues that was cited.

That the charge was later amended to the attack on Zuma is irrelevant for this purpose.

No doubt Mugabe will have words with his many friends at the ANC about the conduct of their Youth League.