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Julius Malema’s supporters outside the South Gauteng High Court where Judge Lamont announced on the hate speech trial against the expelled youth league leader.

ANC, Malema, AfriForum settle on ‘shoot the boer’ controversy

An eleventh-hour settlement has been reached between AfriForum, the ANC and Julius Malema over the heated "shoot the boer" debacle.

Race row at Tukkies hots up

Race row at Tukkies hots up

A report to parliament cites discrimination in terms of bursaries and election to the alumni board at the University of Pretoria.

Malema accused of changing youth league constitution

AfriForum opposes Malema’s appeal bid

AfriForum has given notice of its intention to oppose ANCYL leader Julius Malema’s Constitutional Court appeal against a guilty hate speech verdict.

Judge: ‘Shoot the boer’ is incitement to murder

‘Shoot the boer’ lyrics have been ruled incitement to murder, in a high court case not directly related to Julius Malema’s hate speech trial.

ANCYL denies Malema’s ‘white’ judiciary rant

Closing argument in Malema hate speech trial on May 19

Closing argument in ANCYL president Julius Malema’s hate speech trial will begin on May 19, the lawyer for lobby group AfriForum said on Tuesday.

ANC to probe the influence of business in politics

ANC seeks to intervene in Malema case

The ANC is to apply for leave to intervene in the hate speech case brought by AfriForum against ANC Youth League president Julius Malema.

Court hears of Afrikaners’ pain over ‘shoot the boer’

Malema faces steep costs order

Julius Malema might have to cough up as much as R120 000 to AfriForum for legal fees after a court made a costs order against him.

AfriForum to oppose ANC song appeal

AfriForum wants to intervene in the ANC’s application for leave to appeal the ban of the words "shoot the boer" in a freedom song.

Farmers seize Zim property in South Africa

White farmers whose land was seized under Zimbabwe’s land reforms have claimed a house owned by Robert Mugabe’s government in South Africa.

Crime victim clings to MP’s bonnet

Freedom Front Plus member of Parliament Willie Spies drove with an injured man, attacked in a robbery, on his car bonnet from near the airport in Cape

Eskom, govt under fire at power price hearings

The government and Eskom were criticised for the present energy crisis at Friday’s National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) hearings into the power utility’s request for…

No judgement yet on Zubz’s ‘hate song’

The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa reserved judgement on Thursday in the hearing of a complaint against the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s broadcast…

Outrage at proposed Eskom tariff hikes

Political parties and union leaders were outraged on Wednesday over Eskom’s proposed tariff hike of 53% and the devastating effect it would have on the country. The Congress of…

Outrage mounts over power cuts

Outrage over the country’s ongoing power cuts spread among business, agricultural and political sectors on Thursday as Eskom announced that the risk for continued cuts over the…

Opposition parties voice concern over Eskom

Opposition parties on Tuesday voiced their concern over Eskom’s inability to avert a power crisis in the country, with the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) calling for the appointment of…

Cosatu opposes electricity price hike

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Friday condemned the National Electricity Regulator for giving permission to Eskom to increase electricity prices by 14,2%.…

SA’s era of ‘expensive, unreliable electricity’

South Africa has now entered a new era of expensive, unreliable electricity, the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) said on Friday. The 14,2% increase next year is well in excess of…

Make Pikoli inquiry quick and fair, NPA asks

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it hopes the inquiry into its suspended head, Vusi Pikoli, will be held ”expeditiously and fairly”. In a statement on Wednesday, it…

‘More questions than answers’ on Pikoli

Parliamentary opposition parties were unmoved on Tuesday by the Presidency’s explanation of the suspension of National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli. Freedom Front…

ANC reaction to name-change ruling slammed

Opposition political parties on Wednesday expressed shocked at the reaction of local African National Congress (ANC) leaders on the ruling of the Pretoria High Court preventing…