EFF Youth Command Threatens To Make SA Ungovernable if Malema Is Found Guilty
- The UCT Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Youth Command’s chairperson has issued a threat if EFF president Julius Malema
- Mahlatse Dlamini spoke one day before Malema is expected to appear before the Magistrates' court in the Eastern Cape
- Members of the EFF are gathered in KuGumpo City, where Malema will appear, and Dlamini slammed his guilty plea
With 10 years’ experience, Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News’ Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk, South Africa, provided insights into the criminal justice system, crime statistics, commissions of inquiry, and high-profile cases in South Africa at Daily Sun.
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EASTERN CAPE— The University of Cape Town's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Youth Command’s chairperson, Mahlatse Dlamini, said that the country will be ungovernable if the party’s president, Julius Malema, is sentenced to a prison term. This was after the Magistrates Court in KuGompo City found him guilty of discharging a firearm in the Eastern Cape in 2018.
According to IOL, Dlamini said on 14 April that the fight for economic freedom continues and said that the country will be rendered ungovernable. He told IOL that the liberation would not be killed and that they would have to arrest millions of them.
EFF prepares for Malema’s sentence
The EFF’s spokesperson, Sinawo Thambo, said that the party is prepared to appeal if Malema is sentenced. He added that the state is prepared to pursue a custodial sentence of 15 years' imprisonment. However, a political analyst, Professor Andre Duvenhage, told IOL that Malema is likely to adopt delay tactics, including resisting legal proceedings, searching for loopholes, and seeking delays.
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Why was Malema found guilty?
Malema went on trial after he fired a gun at an EFF rally in Mdantsane in the province in 2018. Malema allegedly received the firearm from his bodyguard, Adriaan Snyman. However, Snyman was acquitted of the charges he faced as no evidence was found against him.
Malema argued that the weapon he held in the video, which went viral, was a toy gun. He denied that he fired live ammunition. Despite this, Malema was found guilty. Malema addressed EFF supporters and said that he is going to appeal the sentence. He slammed the judge for acquitting Snyman.
What did South Africans say?
Netizens were amused on Facebook as they discussed the threats.
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Tlou Maffod said:’
“Kids say the darnest things.”
Siyabonga Makhathini said:
“If Ratang is not there, I am worried about your thinking lifespan.”
Chaini Mareka said:
“That’s what other people said about Zuma, and he was jailed.”
Kevin Mattheus joked:
“So they’re threatening to keep the ANC in power?”
Rob Nichol said:
“That comment is a good enough statement to send both of them to jail.”
Sinawo Thambo berates Newzroom Afrika
In a related article, Briefly News reported that EFF spokesperson Sinawo Thambo slammed Newzroom Afrika in a scathing tweet. He accused the news channel of malicious criticism against the party.
The EFF clashed with Newzroom Afrika after Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi appointed EFF Gauteng provincial chairperson Nkululeko Dunga as the Finance MEC. The party accused Newzroom Afrika of not giving them the right of reply. In response, Newzroom Afrika said that it attempted to reach out to the EFF without success.
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