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ON APPEAL: ANC Youth League president Julius Malema and secretary general Sindiso Magaqa Photo: PUXLEY MAKGATHO

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“The sitting will also receive arguments for aggravating circumstances from the ANC as per the decision of the NDCA [national disciplinary committee of appeals]... the ANC’s aggravating argument will also be allocated two hours in total,” NDC chairman Derek Hanekom said in a statement.

Arguments in mitigation for ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema, his spokesman Floyd Shivambu and the league’s secretary general Sindiso Magaqa started at 8am on Monday.

On Sunday, during a closed session of the ANCYL’s lekgotla, Malema told delegates he had received a letter from the committee only on Saturday informing him, Shivambu and Magaqa, that they had to be at the mitigation proceedings.

Hanekom denied this, saying the NDC and the youth league had met  on Wednesday, February 8, in a pre-hearing conference and agreed on  the date for the mitigation and aggravating arguments.

“Secondly, we want to place on record that formal letters were sent to each individual on Thursday, February 9 to confirm the sitting,” Hanekom said.

Hanekom said the NDC wanted to correct “misleading” statements that the ANCYL leaders were charged for their calling for the nationalisation of mines, expropriation of land and “economic freedom”.

“At not stage were these issues a factor in the current cases. Any argument suggesting that the hearings at any stage had anything  to do with these issues is devoid of any truth.”   

Last Saturday, the ANC’s appeals committee announced that attempts by Malema, Shivambu, Magaqa and three other ANCYL officials to have the guilty verdicts against them overturned were dismissed. They were found guilty in November last year of bringing  the ANC into disrepute and of sowing division in the party. This was after they made comments about regime change in Botswana, undermined Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba’s authority, insulted a journalist, and compared President Jacob Zuma unfavourably with his predecessor Thabo Mbeki.

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Feb 13, 2012

PleaseGetReal

Hanekom denied this, saying the NDC and the youth league had met on Wednesday, February 8, in a pre-hearing conference and agreed on the date for the mitigation and aggravating arguments.
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In further reports Malema says he was thinking what is for lunch and did not hear this part of the conference. He was also wondering if there will be Johnny Walker served.
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Feb 13, 2012

1tsotsi

All the best my leader, let there be no mistake, what the ndc is doing will come back and haunt them and the question we will ask is why didnt they prevent it. The power that they think they have will be gone, the masses will revolt with such forious anger,
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Feb 13, 2012

Xovizwe

Malema is haunted by bad luck because he deserted his father who now live in a shack.

"The rise and fall of d!ckhead" Last episode.
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Feb 13, 2012

LLCool

@ Xoviwe:
His Father.......????? i thought he doesnt have one
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Feb 13, 2012

Papage

Can't you people put this to rest and start building the Country, Mpumalanga id rioting for service delivery and you are setting in your offices doing nothing. Yes Malema and others misbehaved, punish them, but dont expel them from the ANC, ANC does not chase people, moreso youth, it educate them, teaches them and bring them back to their senses. If you continue fighting your own Kids, you look stupid to some people out there. Start acting like the 1964 ANC please
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Feb 13, 2012

Xovizwe

LLCool
@ Xoviwe:
His Father.......????? i thought he doesnt have one
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He does have one. he lives in shacks outside Sekhukhume, with four Malema's siblings. He survives by selling old steel in nearby scrapyard with a wheel barrow.
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Feb 13, 2012

Nwanawamukalaha

A journey well travelled cde Malema, Shivambu & Magaqa. Only the masses have and will always chose leaders who wants to take the movement forward without being subjected to imperialism, tribalism and dictatorship. We will talk and express our standings in Mangaung. Zuma can mobilise with the leader of NEHAWU or other alliance but at the end of the day the masses in branches will make a decision before non-registered ANC members join to support or not.

The ANC of Zuma is showing so many elements of dictatorship, something Mbeki was ousted for.
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Feb 13, 2012

1tsotsi

Nwanawamukalaha
A journey well travelled cde Malema, Shivambu & Magaqa. Only the masses have and will always chose leaders who wants to take the movement forward without being subjected to imperialism, tribalism and dictatorship. We will talk and express our standings in Mangaung. Zuma can mobilise with the leader of NEHAWU or other alliance but at the end of the day the masses in branches will make a decision before non-registered ANC members join to support or not.

The ANC of Zuma is showing so many elements of dictatorship, something Mbeki was ousted for.
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Well said, how can real members of the anc not allowed to talk anc issues but some clown from nehawu talks? We will defeat them from the branch level where we discuss anc issues
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Feb 13, 2012

T.C.T

Im sure those who hated COMRADE MALEMA will be rejoicing dancing and jiving etc to US ANCYL cadrs the war is not over YET we have to fight those who are ther to corrupt our ORGANISATION HARD though one can say its most painful to express good wishes to our LEADER COMRADE MALEMA and others challenging part is when WE meet next time the REVOLUTIONARY GREETING wont be the same again

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Feb 13, 2012

KeRataBasadi

Shawara wa sokodisa maaani! hahahaha
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