Julius Malema vows to appeal court ruling after firearm conviction

EFF leader Julius Malema has indicated his intention to appeal the “politically motivated” court finding that he was guilty of unlawfully discharging a firearm.

- BRANDON NEL

Malema and his former bodyguard, Adriaan Snyman, were charged after video footage showed a rifle being handed to Malema, who then fired shots into the air at the packed Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane in 2018 during the party’s fifth birthday rally. The East London Magistrate's Court yesterday convicted Malema on all five charges including unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, discharging a firearm in a public area, reckless endangerment of persons or property, and failing to take rea