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GOING, GOING, GONE: Former ANC Youth League president Julius Malema

 If they want to arrest me, I've got an address, they are welcome to come and arrest me 

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Yesterday, the ANC national disciplinary committee of appeal (NDCA) ruled that Malema and Magaqa vacate their offices as president and secretary of the ANCYL respectively.

Also expected to vacate his office is spokesman Floyd Shivambu.

Both Magaqa and Shivambu have been part of the youth league faction defying the ANC's February decision to expel Malema from both the ANC and the ANCYL.

In February the NDCA upheld last year's decision to expel Malema for sowing division and disunity in the ANC.

Magaqa was found guilty of making derogatory remarks against Public Enterprise Minister Malusi Gigaba and Shivambu was found guilty of swearing at a journalist and for issuing the statement on Botswana.

All three appealed against their sentences.

Yesterday the NDCA upheld Malema's expulsion, Shivambu's three-year suspension from the ANC - with Magaqa's ANC membership suspended for one year.

In its ruling the NDCA found that " notwithstanding compliance with due process and fairness by these ANC structures, the appeallants persist with their claims and have peppered their head arguments with innuendos which show complete disregard for the ruling of the NDC and the NDCA."

These, it said, included an innuendo that President Jacob Zuma "controlled and influenced the NDCA remotely".

The NDCA also said for Malema to retain his position as president of the ANCYL, he has to be "an ANC member in good standing; (and) that a suspension or expulsion from the ANC would mean that Malema's membership of the ANC would no longer be in good standing".

Malema's only hope is to turn to the ANC national executive committee (NEC) to review his expulsion with the hope that it will recommend that the (NDC) should review its decision.

The NEC does not have power to overturn the decision. It can only make recommendations.

Malema may find it difficult to win sympathy however because Zuma has in past months consolidated his power in the NEC.

Malema has also irritated some of the leaders by his continued attack on the ANC.

On Saturday, ANCYL members in Limpopo visited Malema at his home where he said certain elements in the ANC had unleashed all state institutions against him and they would do anything to silence him.

"If they want to arrest me, I've got an address, they are welcome to come and arrest me," he said.

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Wed May 22 03:17:26 SAST 2013 ::

Apr 25, 2012

TupacAmaru

It's gonna be alright.
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Apr 25, 2012

TupacAmaru

Romans 8:28
All things work together for good.

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Apr 25, 2012

maneater

sorry Ngwenya........ i cannot help but remember the day you were saying "MBEKI MUST GO!!!!!!!!!" tlttlttltltltl
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Apr 25, 2012

Memme

Ntlantlasee Tau - gotla loka.. Oska fela moya Modimo le wena o wa go rata gomme lebati le lengwe letla bulega.
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Apr 25, 2012

Bolander

Dont think we've seen (or heard) - the last of him yet!
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Apr 25, 2012

Arewanga

I am sure this Taxi Marshall-Showerhead made sure that he gets kicked out. This man must just go to Bree taxi rank to practice his taxi marshall skills
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Apr 25, 2012

Pointman

Seems the era of populism in South Africa died as quickly as it started. People who go around saying and promising things the people want (even though they have no intention or ability to deliver) sometimes get elected to high office but it seems to backfired here. This goon did not figure out that you have to attack the opposition and not your own party.
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Apr 25, 2012

maftowncity

Its becoming interesting (now) to see what will happen from now onwards...
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Apr 25, 2012

RobinH

Pointman: Don't be too sure. The plump one may be out, for now, but judging by the totally mindless follower-mentality demonstrated by a good few here (which must reflect a fair sample of the world out there) the people's blind adoration of personality cults is very much alive and well. Tragic as that may be.
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Apr 25, 2012

Eraser

maneater
sorry Ngwenya........ i cannot help but remember the day you were saying "MBEKI MUST GO!!!!!!!!!" tlttlttltltltl
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true hey..wht goes around does come around..
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