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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 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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S.Africa’s ANC congress delayed

Spirits were high among members dressed in black and white African National Congress T-shirts. “We have arrived. We are members of Umkhonto. The bazooka is going to shoot,” they sang in isiZulu. Most of the delegates held up two fingers, … read more »

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More than half of the people in South Africa live in poverty – study

The results of a government survey show that over half of the population of South Africa lives in poverty in the wealthiest African nation. The national agency Statistics South Africa conducted the survey in 2009 and released the results on … read more »

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Is corruption stopping South African children from learning?

  South Africa’s Basic Education Department has been in court this week, accused of failing to deliver textbooks to schoolchildren in the northern Limpopo province. The issue has developed into an embarrassing scandal for the governing African National Congress, involving … read more »

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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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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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Malema ‘moered’ with Moët – SMS

Johannesburg – Julius Malema was left nursing his wounds after he was reportedly injured at a friend’s wedding earlier this month – by flying bottles of his favourite French bubbly. An SMS was circulated after the wedding. It read, “Malema … read more »

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S.Africa: Family backs Winnie’s criticism of ANC

Johannesburg – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela had the full support of her family regarding her criticism of the ANC, The Times newspaper reported on Thursday. Madikizela-Mandela’s granddaughter Swati Dlamini, also the daughter of Princess Zezani Mandela-Dlamini, said she understood why her grandmother … read more »

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South Africa: ‘Global sustainability’ wilts in political hot air

By Patrick Bond Nearly everything President Zuma and the big corporates are doing places short-term demands above long-term thinking, both in the marketplace and at the polling place, promoting unfairness and exclusion, and thus preventing lasting prosperity and stability. The … read more »

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Whites control judiciary: Malema

Johannesburg – The judiciary is controlled by the white minority, embattled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema said at a closed session of the league’s lekgotla. “I have lawyers who are representing me on this case the Hawks are chasing … read more »

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South Africa: Zuma’s corruption charges linger on the road to re-election – By Paul Holden

When Jacob Zuma ascended to the presidency of the African National Congress (ANC), many remained unconvinced that he would be a suitable President for Africa’s most developed economy. Two key problems were frequently identified. One was that, having come to … read more »

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Malema holds possible farewell speech

Pretoria – The embattled youth leader who claims to speak for a frustrated generation used what he said could be his farewell address to call for nationalising the economy, a populist stance that has worried potential foreign investors. Both the … read more »

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S.Africa’s Malema makes last stand with ANC appeal

An appeal that will determine the future of South African political rebel Julius Malema started on Monday, giving the firebrand a last chance to retain his influential position in the ruling African National Congress (ANC). Malema, head of the ANC’s … read more »

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Police deployed as S.Africa cleans up Malema base

Armed police guards are protecting a South African treasury team sent to fix the finances of a bankrupt province that is a base for firebrand ANC youth leader Julius Malema, a sign of political tensions ahead of an appeal that … read more »

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South Africa: The impacts of coal extraction

‘Against the background chatter about nationalisation and environmental sustainability, South Africa needs to carefully consider the continued development of its vast mineral resources.’ Significant developments in the energy sector are underway in western Limpopo because of the extensive coal resources … read more »

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Fight to reclaim the ANC, Malema urges

Johannesburg – Embattled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has called for leadership change in the ruling party, newspapers reported on Friday. He urged African National Congress members to “reclaim” the party during its elective conference in Mangaung in December, … read more »

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New charges against Malema

Johannesburg – Police are investigating new charges of corruption, fraud and theft against Julius Malema – this time relating to the “sale” of a plot in 2007. A former “friend” of Malema, businessman Matane Mphahlele, has now turned against the … read more »

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Malema gets third-least PEC votes

Polokwane – Embattled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema was elected to the ANC’s provincial executive committee (PEC) in Limpopo on Tuesday – but had to settle for 17th place. Malema secured 592 votes, out of 1 088 votes cast, … read more »

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S.Africa’s firebrand Malema openly mocks Zuma

Firebrand party rebel Julius Malema mocked South African President Jacob Zuma at a provincial conference this weekend, local media said, in the latest sign of a growing power struggle within the ruling ANC ahead of its leadership election next year. … read more »

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Motswana girls turn to SA for abortions

Johannesburg – Motswana girls are turning to local clinics and hospitals near the border to terminate pregnancies, South Africa’s Limpopo health department said on Thursday. Shoki Mokobane, Statistics and Research Population Unit Manager, said a survey by the department found … read more »

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Elephant kills SA man in Botswana

Cape Town – An estate agent from Knysna has described how her husband was killed by an elephant cow, which she had been photographing only minutes earlier, at a watering hole on a game farm in Botswana. Ling Dobson told … read more »

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Malema’s hometown celebrates suspension

Johannesburg – Axed ANC Youth League president Julius Malema’s home town of Seshego in Limpopo celebrated the news of his five-year suspension, the TimesLive reported on Friday. According to the website large convoys of cars noisily drove through the streets … read more »

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Malema off to Mauritius after march

Johannesburg – ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema jetted out to Mauritius two hours after leading the economic freedom march, the Sunday Times reported. Malema was whisked away in a blue light convoy to catch a business class flight to … read more »

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S.Africa’s Malema out of hospital, faces ANC hearing

South African political firebrand Julius Malema was discharged from hospital, SABC news reported on Sunday, paving the way for his disciplinary hearing with the ruling ANC to resume this week. Malema was admitted to a private hospital in his home … read more »

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South Africa’s most wanted Zimbabwean re-arrested

One of South Africa’s most wanted criminals, Bongani Moyo, was arrested in Johannesburg on Sunday night following his second escape this year, Gauteng police said. “Moyo was arrested in Hillbrow just after 10pm,” Brigadier Neville Malila said. “He was in … read more »

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S.Africa Suspect in 35 bank heists escapes

Johannesburg – One of South Africa’s most wanted criminals appears to have made one of the most mundane of escapes when he slipped from police custody by walking out of a Pretoria court door along with the public. Bongani Moyo, … read more »

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S.Africa: 13 awaiting trial prisoners escape

Botlokwa – Thirteen awaiting trial prisoners escaped from holding cells at Botlokwa police station, Limpopo police said on Saturday. “Two police officials, a warrant officer and a constable, were visiting the awaiting trial prisoners at about 19:40 [on Friday] when … read more »

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South Africa: Sex before school shock

The school was in the spotlight last week after 57 pupils were found to be pregnant last month. The youngest pregnant girl is 13 years old. The school’s enrolment stands at 1078 pupils – 382 boys and 696 girls. Health … read more »

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