South Africa: Malema Judgment Proves the EFF's Politics Are Rooted in Violence and Criminality

Where to from now for Malema after guilty verdict – The Mail & Guardian

Firebrand Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema’s presidential ambitions suffered a blow this week when the East London Magistrate’s Court found him guilty on five firearm-related charges. He will be sentenced in January in a court case that dates back to 2018. Malema has indicated he will appeal the court’s decision and is adamant that the charges are politically motivated to stop his rise to the presidency and to cripple his par…

South Africa: Malema Judgment Proves the EFF's Politics Are Rooted in Violence and Criminality

Julius Malema was found guilty of recklessly firing a gun, exposing the violent culture of the EFF.

Tragic week in South African politics – CAJ News Africa

by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THIS has been one of the most dramatic and potentially defining weeks in South Africa’s increasingly volatile politics. The ambassador to France has died in what is suspected to be a suicide. A prominent opposition leader has been found guilty on illegal firearm charges and a senior cop blowing the whistle on crime kingpins that have allegedly “captured” the state has suddenly fallen ill. The rumour mil…