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JUBILATION: The anti-Malema faction in Seshego, Limpopo, celebrates his political 'death' at the weekend. PHOTO: CHESTER MAKANA

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SUSPENDED ANC Youth League president Julius Malema will officially vacate his office in the next few days following his suspension.

Malema should receive a letter from ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe informing him that he has been suspended for five years as a member of the ANC. He therefore cannot continue in his current position.

This comes after the ANC's national disciplinary appeals committee dismissed his appeal but referred the matter back to the party's national disciplinary committee for mitigation of sentence. He has 14 days to do that, but his guilty verdict cannot be changed.

Yesterday Malema's opponents in his township in Seshego outside Polokwane praised disciplinary appeals committee chairman Cyril Ramaphosa for "saving them from Malema" after announcing the decision.

They poured out into the streets after Ramaphosa had announced that the appeals committee has decided not to set aside Malema's suspension.

They sang revolutionary songs praising Ramaphosa, saying they had been freed from Malema.

"Ramaphosa saved us. The ANC will regain its dignity, we are happy," said a member of the disbanded Peter Mokaba region.

"This is the sign that the ANC does not belong to an individual. It is an organisation that we all joined," he said.

Some members went to sing outside Malema's home, provoking members of his family.

Security officials had to prevent the crowd from entering the yard.

Hours later demonstrators returned to the shopping complex carrying a coffin half covered with a Malema T-shirt, and singing "rest in peace former youth league president".

His ally, Cassel Mathale, and his provincial executive committee leadership have however been endorsed by the ANC national executive cmmittee.

But the NEC has convened a team of inspectors to probe allegations of vote-rigging raised by Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture Joe Phaahla following last year's provincial conference.

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Feb 6, 2012

candilious

Morning to All bloggers
What a lovey day,week,month,year its going to be.....................Hahahahahaaha told you so the beginning of the end ..............halala./\
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Feb 6, 2012

Arewanga

Malema must just go and stay in Limpopo and stop embarasing himself.
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Feb 6, 2012

MommaC

mmmm firstly, Malema hasn't got a 5 year suspension. His 3 year suspension has been implemented as it is in regard to his suspended 'sentence' from when he pleaded guilty last year. We have no idea how long he will be suspended for as they haven't even started the 'mitigation' hearings yet. Those will be done over the next two weeks.

Secondly, Malema is still in office until such time as he is formally handed his letter of suspension. It is doubtful that they will hand him two separate letters so we are likely to have the Podgy Purple Pedi making noise for another 14 days - at least.

Its also a bit crass to do the whole coffin thing and torture his family. I don't like the snot but that is really taking it a bit far.
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Feb 6, 2012

maneater

yaa nee whoever coined the phrase "kingdom rise and fall" must have been very observant.
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Feb 6, 2012

Mathibela

We will breath the fresh air without interference of Julius Malema.besesingazakwazi nokuphefumula.Good bye Juju.I hope you will enjoy farming.
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Feb 6, 2012

PleaseGetReal

Now the hawks and SARS needs to do their jobs.
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Feb 6, 2012

BaleliM

What goes up must surely come down. My year has just been made. Bwaaaaaahahahahaha.
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Feb 6, 2012

Khulza

Much as I'm happy that we shall at last be spared the antics of this buff*oon Malema I also hope that come the Mangaung conference the ANC will do the right thing and remove another buff*oon - Jacob Zuma. Let's face it people, Malema was bad for this country but Jacob Zuma is worse. We can't continue to have this clown masquerading as a president of our country. We must also not think that Malema's desire to remove Zuma was on its own NOT a bad thing. Both MAlema and Zuma are bad for our country and it is a big irony that the two don't see eye to eye.

When Zuma was fighting for his political life he tried to endear himself to the South African public by stating that he will only serve one term. Now the man has changed tune. Apart from his many bungles It is clear that Zuma is not an honourable man. All he does is marry more women, propose new girlfriends and enrich his family. THe man is intellectually shallow and simply has no opihion on any major political issue. The man always defer important questions to his ministers or "The ANC will decide on the matter". Please ANC remove this clown as well and my faith in this glorius movement will be fully restored.

Our hatred for Julius Malema should not be mistaken for a love for Jacob "Shower" Zuma !!

Cyril Ramaphosa for president !!!
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Feb 6, 2012

Khulza

Correction :

We must also not think that MAlema's desire to remove Zuma was on its own a bad thing.
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Feb 6, 2012

TupacAmaru

@ Juju
With a spear in hand, you fell like a hero
Refusing to lead a toothless movement
You are the people's president still lo
God's gift to the nation, you are heaven sent

Some say the darker the berry the sweeter the juice
I say the darker the flesh the deeper the roots

keep you head up

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