Malema sentenced to five years in prison effectively

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema appears in court. A Magistrate’s Court in KuGompo City in the Eastern Cape has sentenced EFF leader Julius Malema to a total of five years’ imprisonment in his firearm case. It relates to an incident in which he discharged a firearm during the EFF’s fifth anniversary celebrations in…

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INFOGRAPHIC | What did Julius Malema do?

Infographic showing highlights of his gun discharge case With the firearm case against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema set for Thursday for sentencing, we take a look at the highlights of the case with a helpful infographic and interactive timeline. Malema was found guilty of multiple charges, including unlawful possession of a firearm,…

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Malema to learn his fate today

EFF leader Julius Malema engages with the party’s leadership ahead of appearance before the Regional Court in KuGompo in the Eastern Cape on 15 April 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema will know his fate today, when the East London Magistrate’s Court in KuGompo City in the Eastern Cape delivers a sentence…

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Four people gunned down in Delft 

SAPS crime scene graphic. Four people, including a 13-year-old child, have been shot dead in Delft on the Cape Flats in Cape Town. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Andre Traut says they appear to have been killed execution-style in a suspected gang-related incident which happened on Wednesday. Traut says, “Police responded to a shooting at a…

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More arrests expected in Molemole tender corruption case

Hawks and police vehicles outside the municipality’s offices. Police say more arrests are imminent following the arrest of four senior officials of the Molemole Municipality west of Polokwane in Limpopo. The officials are accused of corruption related to tenders. Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Avele Fumba says the officials will appear in court tomorrow. “The suspects…

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