South African politician and President of the Economic Freedom Fighters [EFF] party, Julius Malema, has sent Ngizwe Mchunu an urgent legal demand regarding statements he made during a recent interview that were widely spread on social media and alleged to be defamatory. In a statement on April 29, 2026, Malema’s lawyers said Mchunu should issue
Julius Sello Malema was born on March 3, 1981, in Seshego township in Limpopo province, South Africa, where he was raised by his mother, a domestic worker, together with his grandmother. He became politically active at a young age and joined the Masupatsela movement, which is aligned with the African National Congress (ANC), at about
A South African court sentenced opposition politician Julius Malema on Thursday to five years in prison for firing a rifle into the air during an Economic Freedom Fighters political rally in 2018, an incident that formed the basis of the case. Lawyers representing Julius Malema swiftly lodged an appeal to stop plans to take the