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Malema in court to face corruption charges

Polokwane – Expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema arrived at the Limpopo High Court in Polokwane on Tuesday morning to face charges of fraud, corruption, money-laundering, and racketeering. Malema is accused of having made nearly R4m from corrupt activities. … read more »

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Investigations continue in Malema case

Johannesburg – The curators of the estate of expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema said his contempt of court case was taken off the roll on Tuesday to allow for further investigations, the SABC reported. The case could be … read more »

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South Africa: Former ANC Youth League president Julius Malema joins the Opposition party DA

Former ANC Youth League president and political firebrand Julius Malema has joined the Democratic Alliance. “The courts are being used to target me, destroy my business and eliminate those who would speak truth to power to the showerhead,” Malema said. … read more »

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A Once Vibrant S. African Politician Malema now homeless, penniless

OHANNESBURG — Julius Malema, the expelled leader of the ruling ANC’s Youth League in South Africa, is homeless, penniless and a pedestrian after all his cars, properties and valuables were taken this week to repay his tax debt. It is … read more »

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South African Julius Malema ‘facing bankruptcy’

Julius Malema, the rabble-rousing former ANC youth league leader who was expelled from the party, is said to be facing bankruptcy over back taxes owed to South Africa’s revenue authority. Mr Malema is prepared to pay just a quarter of … read more »

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Reinstate me or else……..Malema tells ANC

Julius Malema has given the ANC’s Mangaung conference an ultimatum to immediately reinstate him as youth league president with full powers, or else face the consequences. In a letter of demand written to ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe yesterday, Malema identified … read more »

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Could Mangaung be the end of the road for Julius Malema?

by Mail & Guardian Online Former ANC Youth League president Julius Malema’s political career may be at an end as the potential for him to be reinstated at Mangaung diminishes. Malema’s political career looks just about finished as the potential … read more »

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Malema case postponed to 2013

The matter against former ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema and his co-accused was postponed until next year by the High Court in Polokwane on Friday. The case was postponed to 23 April 2013. Charges of racketeering have been added … read more »

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The ANC and the ANCYL

Mzukisi Makatse Mzukisi Makatse says a revitalised League can play a important reforming role The ANCYL leadership must not allow itself to be distracted by side shows of miserable clowns in the political wilderness, and must instead be steadfast on … read more »

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South Africa: ‘Zuma is not a dictator…’

The Gauteng ANC Youth League criticised deputy chairperson Simon Molefe on Thursday after he suggested that President Jacob Zuma should be supported for a second term. “Whilst we acknowledge that individuals in the organisation are entitled to express their personal … read more »

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S.Africa: Julius Malema says white must ‘hand land back’

Expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema must hand back all the land he owns to the Khoisan, AfriForum Youth said on Tuesday. “Malema’s ancestors also migrated southward and arrived here in South Africa without land,” chairman Charl Oberholzer said … read more »

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Time to improve state participation in Africa’s extractive industries

By Zanele Hlatshwayo The rise in commodities prices over the past decade (referred to by some economists as the ‘commodities super-cycle’) has led to a renewed debate on the role of the state in Africa’s mineral resources sector. Governments are … read more »

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Malema’s charges: Political conspiracy or the course of justice?

Mogomotsi Mogodiri Malema’s charges will really usher in a hilarious soap opera The seriousness of charges levelled against Julius Malema has robbed me of an opportunity to proclaim the arrival in town of “Juju’s Circus”. This does not by any … read more »

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‘God help S.Africa if Julius Malema becomes president’: Mthembu

ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu said during a television interview that it would be a dark day for the country if the expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema ever came to power, Beeld newspaper reported on Thursday. “Can you imagine … read more »

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South African Politician charged with money-laundering

(Reuters)A South African court charged Julius Malema, a renegade of the ruling African National Congress and opponent of President Jacob Zuma, with money laundering on Wednesday. Prosecutors did not file any other charges.

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S.Africa: Zuma is ‘the devil on earth’

Xolani Mbanjwa and Sipho Masondo, City Press Polokwane – President Jacob Zuma has turned into the “devil on earth” in the manner in which he deals with his political opponents, expelled Youth League secretary general Sindiso Magaqa has said. Magaqa … read more »

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Zuma, Malema, conspiracy and the scales of justice

Once pursued like an enemy of the state, President Jacob Zuma knows exactly how it feels to sit in the dock and have the full might of the justice system bear down on him. Julius Malema will soon experience that … read more »

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Malema owes R16m in tax, Says S.African Revenue Service

T he South African Revenue Service has obtained a R16-million judgment against former ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema for unpaid taxes. The judgment was obtained in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on September 11, City Press reported. … read more »

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S.Africa: When pro-poor crusader is wanted man over illegal wealth

South African firebrand Julius Malema (pictured), for whom an  arrest warrant was issued on Friday, has consistently denounced inequality, but faces charges for funding his wealthy lifestyle through corruption. Booted from the ruling African National Congress in April, the fiery … read more »

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Marching on: Malema’s glorious revolution

Sipho Hlongwane, dailymaverick Julius Malema took a day out of his busy revolutionary schedule to tell the country that he wouldn’t be stopped. Not by the police, and certainly not by President Jacob Zuma. Conveniently, for this comeback to work, … read more »

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S.African Police booted Malema out of Marikana

North West – Julius Malema was sent packing under police escort from strife-torn Marikana on Monday, and threatened with arrest if he didn’t leave the area at once. Malema and his entourage had arrived in two cars at Wonderkop stadium … read more »

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Malema, Marikana and Mugabe

Branded a demagogue by his critics, South African youth leader Julius Malema is seen as using the Marikana killings – the most deadly police action since white minority rule ended 18 years ago – to resuscitate his political career. Mr … read more »

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South Africa: Malema calls for national strike

Expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema called for a national strike at all mines on Tuesday until the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) leadership steps down. “There must be a national strike at all the mines until Frans Baleni … read more »

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South Africa: Don’t hijack labour disputes – Zuma

President Jacob Zuma has called on “politicians” to resist the temptation to “hijack” labour disputes for their own purposes. In a lecture delivered in Kimberley in the Northern Cape at the weekend, Zuma spoke about attempts to restore peace at … read more »

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south Africa: ‘Only blacks killed at Marikana’

South Africa should question why no whites were among those killed in the Marikana shootout, the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) said on Saturday. “We must be worried that 100 percent of those shot were black,” ANC Youth League president Ronald … read more »

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South Africa: Marikana Mine tragedy: Media coverage, agenda setting

Tapiwa Gomo, newsday South Africa is a very fast country. A week that started with the Marikana Mine shooting and the death of dozens of people ended with headlines on the death of Solly, the hippo. How the death of … read more »

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Apartheid law for Lonmin miners

It has emerged that police have resurrected old apartheid legislation to hold the 270 Lonmin miners responsible for the murder of their fellow workers. The men’s case has been postponed to 6 September while police investigate further. They face a … read more »

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South Africa: Malema arrives at Aurora mine

Johannesburg – Ululation, whistles and jubilation marked expelled ANCYL leader Julius Malema’s arrival at the Aurora mine in Grootvlei, Springs on Thursday. Workers sang “Ngisebenzela izingane zami emgodini” (I’m working for my kids in the mine). Malema arrived in a … read more »

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South African Malema will return – ANCYL

Expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema will return to the organisation, league deputy president Ronald Lamola said on Monday. “We still believe he is going to come back and we will raise this at the conference,” Lamola told reporters … read more »

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South Africa: ANCYL denies Juju, Lamola spat

The ANCYL has denied reports that its deputy president Ronald Lamola will be removed from his position after a disagreement with its expelled president Julius Malema. “We dismiss this rumour with the contempt it deserves and we are well aware … read more »

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