16/04/2026
JULIUS MALEMA SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON
KUGOMPO CITY-16 April 2026
The East London Magistrates' Court has today sentenced the convicted politician and member of parliament, Julius Sello Malema, to 5 years’ direct imprisonment for unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, discharge of a firearm in a built-up area failure to take reasonable precaution to person or property and reckless endangerment to person or property.
The charges emanate from the 28 July 2018 EFF rally held at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane.
Malema was convicted on four counts of theft and sentenced as follows:
Count 1: 5 years' imprisonment
Count 2: 2 years' imprisonment
Count 3: R20 000 fine / 6 months imprisonment
Count 4: R20 000 fine / 6 months imprisonment
Count 5: R20 000 fine / 6 months imprisonment
The court ordered that the sentences on Counts 2, 3, 4 and 5 run concurrently with the sentence on Count 1, resulting in an effective sentence of 5 years’ direct imprisonment.
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