Malema’s appeal could take years — critics say he’s not fit to serve on JSC

Daily Maverick | 20.04.2026 03:54
Julius Malema was sentenced to five years’ direct imprisonment by Magistrate Twanet Olivier in the KuGompo Magistrates’ Court last week, after being convicted in October 2025 on five counts, including the unlawful possession of a semi-automatic firearm and discharging it in a public place during the EFF’s fifth anniversary celebrations in Mdantsane in 2018.