News · 16 April 2026

South Africa Opposition Leader Malema Gets Five-Year Sentence

Disqualification as an MP awaits South African opposition leader Julius Malema if his five-year prison sentence is upheld. He was sentenced after being found guilty of illegal gun possession and firing a semi-automatic rifle in public during a 2018 party celebration. Magistrate Twanet Olivier allowed the 45-year-old to appeal the decision, meaning he wasn't immediately taken to prison.

By BriefTea Editorial · 16 April 2026 at 18:17

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