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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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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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Former ANC Youth Leader Malema accuses Zuma of not respecting the Constitution

President Jacob Zuma has no respect for the country’s Constitution, expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema said. “How can Zuma ask miners to respect the Constitution if he does not,” Malema asked striking mineworkers in Virginia in the Free … 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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South Africa issues warrant for Julius Malema

The lawyer of South Africa’s rabble-rousing politician Julius Malema confirms that the government has issued an arrest warrant for him. Malema, who was expelled from the ruling African National Congress party, has outspokenly encouraged the wildcat mining strikes that have … read more »

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Julius Malema is here to stay, unfortunately for Jacob Zuma

Fiona Forde,guardian.co.uk Malema’s common touch with the Lonmin miners showed he’s a survivor and an opportunist with no need for the ANC any more South African rebel Julius Malema was robbed of a platform this week when thousands of Lonmin … read more »

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Apocalypse South Africa: rumours of Armageddon greatly exaggerated

By Simon Freemantle and Desné Masie On 16 August 2012, 34 miners were killed and nearly 80 injured in confrontations with police, while scores more were arrested and allegedly tortured during a wildcat strike at Lonmin PLC’s Platinum Mine in … 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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Marikana, Malema, rebellion, revolution

South Africa is a land where any bizarre conspiracy theory can flourish with the help of state intelligence agents at the behest of their political masters. Instead of trying to stave off crime and social unrest, police intelligence agents are … 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: 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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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: the politics of massacre

By Gwynne Dyer Forty-eight hours after South African police killed 34 striking miners last Thursday, Julius Malema showed up at the Lonmin platinum mine north of Johannesburg to assign the blame. “President Zuma said to the police they must act … read more »

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‘Zuma murdered our people’, Says Malema

Former ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema on Sunday called for President Jacob Zuma and Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa to step down. Malema, addressing striking workers, said Zuma did not do anything to prevent the killings at the Lonmin mine … read more »

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South African President Jacob Zuma ‘must step down’

President Jacob Zuma and Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa must resign following the death of mineworkers at Lonmin’s Marikana operations, in the North West, expelled ANC Youth League President Julius Malema said on Saturday. “President Zuma decided over the massacre of … read more »

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I will kill for Malema…Maybe not!

hobotain Malema is not fooling me….. When Malema was first elected to become the President of the ANCYL, he was herald as a radical young man who will take over the reigns from Fikile Mbalula. ANCYL has for many years … 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: Winnie Mandela sings ‘grandson’ Juju’s praises

The Sowetan reported on Thursday that the former wife of Nelson Mandela told Malema in Nqgeleni in the Eastern Cape that his efforts to economically liberate the country had been noticed. She was accompanied by Malema, suspended ANCYL spokesperson Floyd … read more »

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