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What now for Malema and EFF? | The Citizen | SA News

18 April 2026 by Guest

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  • Analysts say the legal battle could reshape both Malema’s image and the EFF’s political future
  • Malema attacks court after sentencing

Analysts say the legal battle could reshape both Malema’s image and the EFF’s political future

Julius Malema left the regional court in KuGompo, formerly East London, yesterday in angry mode, hitting out at magistrate Twanet Olivier after she sentenced him to five years’ jail, accusing her of bias, and that her remarks went beyond legal reasoning and reflected political or emotional considerations.

Sentence was passed after his conviction for firing an assault rifle into the air during an EFF rally at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane on 28 July, 2018.

Malema attacks court after sentencing

Of Olivier, Malema said outside court: “She goes around fund-raising…

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    18 April 2026 at 7:13 am

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    18 April 2026 at 7:13 am

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