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On Wednesday morning, EFF supporters marched to the court. They gathered outside, singing revolutionary songs, and followed proceedings on big screens amid a heavy police presence.

Malema calls for calm as sentencing looms

Malema warned his supporters not to be ill-disciplined and instead wait for the EFF leadership to direct them on what should happen next

Moment of truth: EFF leader Julius Malema says the charges against him are politically motivated. Photo: EFF

Malema’s darkest hour looms

The possibility of its leader being jailed means the party faces an unprecedented leadership issue

EFF leader Julius Malema. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Malema found guilty in illegal firearm discharge case that could derail his political career

The Economic Freedom Fighters leader’s pre-sentencing hearing is scheduled for January

Members of the public have complained about bodyguards carrying high-calibre weapons in restaurants, churches, shopping centres and townhouse complexes.

Private security armed but unaccountable: New regulations seek to change that

Strengthened oversight of South Africa’s uncontrolled private security industry will be welcome.

The proliferation of illegal weapons and failure to keep violent criminals locked up will draw more tragic massacres. (Getty Images)

Editorial: Control guns to stop massacres

The proliferation of illegal weapons and failure to keep violent criminals locked up will draw more tragic massacres

A Cape Town Metro Police officer conducts a police search operation in Hannover Park. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images)

Shooting blanks a popular choice for gangsters

Criminals have capitalised on the strong visual resemblance that imitation weapons bear to firearms

Gun barrels needed: Rangers from the Virunga National Park in the DRC. The park has contracted Truvelo to supply it with steel components to manufacture gun barrels. (Alexis Huguet/AFP/Getty Images)

Hawks in legal tussle with arms maker over billet seizure

Differing interpretation of the Firearms Control Act resulted in the seizure of a shipment of billets bound for the DRC from Durban harbour last week

South African police prepare guns handed in during one of several amnesties for destruction

Gun control in South Africa: tightening the law, and more

Improving firearms control legislation is clearly one such needed intervention to prevent the further diversion of legal guns into the hands of criminals