South African opposition leader Julius Malema is found guilty on gun charges

Malema convicted for discharging firearm at 2018 EFF rally

The politician, who leads the opposition party Economic Freedom Fighters, was charged with contravening the Firearms Control Act.

South Africa's Julius Malema vows to fight conviction after guilty verdict over 2018 rifle firing - Face2Face Africa

EFF leader Julius Malema found guilty of violating firearm laws after firing a rifle at a 2018 rally; sentencing set for January as he vows to appeal.

Malema vows to appeal firearm ruling all the way to Constitutional Court

EFF leader found guilty of discharging a rifle during a 2018 rally

South Africa: Controversial Politician Malema Found Guilty in Firearm Case

Julius Malema, leader of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), was convicted on multiple charges related to the unlawful discharge of a firearm in public. The guilty verdict centers on a 2018 incident during the EFF's fifth anniversary rally in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, where Malema was filmed discharging a rifle into the air in front of about 20,000 supporters. He was found guilty of five charges, including unlawful possession of a fir…

South African court finds opposition leader Malema guilty in 2018 firearm case

JOHANNESBURG - A South African court on Wednesday found militant opposition leader Julius Malema guilty of firing an assault rifle in public in 2018, a ruling that could see him barred from parliament. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Going to prison a 'badge of honour', says convicted Julius Malema

EFF leader Julius Malema has been found guilty of multiple firearm charges after he fired an assault rifle at an event in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, in 2018.