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Julius Sello Malema (born 3 March 1981) is a South African politician. He is the founder and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a populist [ 1 ] far-left political party known for the red berets and military-style outfits worn by its members.
It was founded by expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema, and his allies, on 26 July 2013. [16] Malema is president of the EFF, heading the Central Command Team, which serves as the central structure of the party. [17] It is currently the fourth-largest party in the National Assembly. [18]
Ramaphosa's net worth was estimated at over R6.4 billion ($450 million) as of 2018. [6] ... (EFF) leader Julius Malema’s 44 in the 400-member house. [8]
EFF leader Julius Malema sued a former EFF senior member of his party for alleging that Malema had admitted to him that he benefitted from corruption at VBS. Malema later withdrew the lawsuit. [21] By June 2021 Brian Shivambu paid back R4.55 million and admitted that he received VBS money. [22]
In 2014, he co-edited a book about Julius Malema, entitled The Coming Revolution: Julius Malema and the Fight for Economic Freedom. [16] Following the 2024 South African general election, Malema stated that the formation of a coalition between the EFF and ANC would be contingent on Shivambu being appointed Minister of Finance. [17]
At the end of April 2014, just more than a week before the elections of 7 May, McKenzie wrote a highly critical open letter to Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema, which gained widespread attention. [12] In the letter and in subsequent interviews, McKenzie referred to Malema as the "biggest threat facing South Africa".
April 4 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of one of world history’s great leaders.From 1957 to 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. traveled 6 million miles, gave over 2,500 speeches ...
Vavi and Youth League leader Julius Malema later said that they were prepared to "kill for Zuma". [54] [55] Nzimande and his SACP comrade Gwede Mantashe warned that the corruption trial would endanger public stability if it went ahead, [54] although there were reports that support for Zuma had caused a rift within the SACP.