Julius Malema

EFF objections halt National Assembly

Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema and his fellow EFF MPs on Wednesday made good on a threat to block all motions in the National Assembly, effectively halting the business of the House. The party blocked all motions from being read out in the House in an apparent tit-for-tat response[…]

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Malema vows to beat corruption charges

EFF leader Julius Malema was confident of beating looming fraud, corruption, money-laundering, and racketeering charges against him, he said on Monday. “I do not fear anything, because I know I’ve not done anything wrong,” Malema told journalists outside the High Court in Pretoria. He was referring to his pending trial,[…]

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Malema back in court over taxes

EFF leader Julius Malema’s lawyers were expected to argue in court on Monday why a provisional sequestration order against him should not be made final. In May, Malema’s provisional sequestration was extended and the matter was postponed. According to Sunday’s Rapport, the SA Revenue Service (Sars), would ask for a[…]

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No word from govt on Marikana commemoration

It could not be confirmed on Friday whether any government officials would be attending the second anniversary of the Marikana shootings at the weekend. Government spokeswoman Phumla Williams said she was not aware of any government minister going to the North West town on Saturday. At a mining lekgotla in[…]

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Retired judge must preside over debate: Malema

A retired judge should be appointed to chair parliamentary debates, EFF leader Julius Malema suggested on Thursday. Briefing journalists after an Economic Freedom Fighters’ caucus meeting, Malema called into question the objectivity of Parliament’s current presiding officers. “We are not impressed at all with these presiding officers because of their[…]

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DA is funded by Israel: Malema

The Democratic Alliance must be rejected at all costs as it is funded by people from Israel, Julius Malema told supporters on Saturday. “All of us must reject the DA. The DA gets money from Israel,” he said. Malema told supporters who had gathered at Thokoza Park in Soweto for[…]

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Malema goes to court over Parly rejection

EFF leader Julius Malema has taken National Council of Provinces (NCOP) chairwoman Thandi Modise to court in a bid to have his ejection from Parliament declared unlawful, the Sunday Times reported. Malema was ordered to leave the House after he blamed the African National Congress government for the 2012 Marikana[…]

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Maimane: Malema asks good questions

EFF chief Julius Malema asks good questions, but his answers are bad, DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane said on Wednesday. There were also some “significant hypocrisies” in the way Malema represented the constituency that put the Economic Freedom Fighters in Parliament, he told a Cape Town Press Club meeting. Maimane[…]

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