About this episode
The episode discusses Julius Malema's sentencing to 5 years in prison and its implications for the EFF and South African politics.
EFF leader Julius Malema has been sentenced to 5 years direct imprisonment by the East London Magistrate's Court this morning. Malema was trialed for the contravention of the Firearms Control Act and had been convicted on 5 counts. The 5 year prison sentence is inclusive of a 2 year sentence for count 2, which would be served concurrently to count 1's 5 year sentence. He has also been sentenced to R60K in fines, or 18 months combined imprisonment for the other 3 counts. Malema has also successfully applied for leave to appeal the sentencing and will be petitioning the higher courts for a leave to appeal his conviction as well. We unpack all of this and make sense of the consequences for Malema, the EFF and the South African political landscape.
People in this episode
Host: Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh
Topics covered
- Julius Malema
- EFF
- prison sentence
- Firearms Control Act
- South African politics
- legal appeal
- political consequences
Keywords
- Julius Malema
- EFF
- prison sentence
- Firearms Control Act
- legal appeal
- South Africa
- political landscape
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: EFF
Places: South Africa, East London
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