JOHANNESBURG(AP) — South African opposition party leader Julius Malema was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday after he was convicted of breaking firearm laws by firing a rifle at a political ...
A South African court sentenced radical left-wing opposition leader Julius Malema to five years in jail on Thursday for firing an assault rifle at a rally eight years ago. Hundreds of red-clad ...
South African opposition politician Julius Malema was given a five-year prison sentence on Thursday for firing a rifle in the air at a rally, a magistrate's court decided. Malema, 45, is one of South ...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa(AP) — A leftist South African politician who described U.S. President Donald Trump as a modern-day dictator was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for firing a rifle ...
Julius Malema, the leader of South Africa’s fourth-largest party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), is a divisive figure: loved by some, hated by others. Malema made headlines in April 2026 after a ...
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters party, sits in a courtroom during sentencing for ...