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Expelled ANCYL president Julius Malema argues with police. Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko, Reuters

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The incident happened on Wednesday during the Polokwane municipality's Ward 13 by-elections.

A scuffle broke out when a group opposed to expelled ANC Youth League president Malema raised concerns about election officials allowing the deposed leader to jump a queue to cast his vote.

Led by outspoken Malema opponent Boy Mamabolo, the group charged at the officials, demanding to know why Malema was given special treatment.

Malema was with his grandmother, 83-year-old Sarah Malema, and bodyguards when he arrived to cast his vote at Mponegele Primary School in Seshego.

Mamabolo said Ndavhe Ramakuela, an IEC official representing the Polokwane municipality, grabbed him and pushed him .

Mamabolo later laid a complaint of assault against Ramakuela with police.

Police spokesman Warrant Officer Mothemane Malefo confirmed the investigation "against an IEC official". He said Mamabolo had himself been arrested.

"Mamabolo was arrested for malicious damage to property, crimen injuria, assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest," he said.

- frankm@sowetan.co.za

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Sep 21, 2012

MommaC

So he took his 83 year old gran to vote and went to the front of the line, I don't see anything wrong with that. What was he supposed to do? Make gran wait for a couple of hours while he stood in line?
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Sep 21, 2012

Mosquer

mamabolo, you are a small boy. You can't fight jujuboy.lol
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Sep 21, 2012

|Sinudeity|

So anyways, Limpopo's cash is drying up, hence Malema is struggling funding himself. Turns out that his buddies in the friends of the youth league (Mandla Seopela and Collins Foromo) will now milk the Limpopo university for tenders to fund julius. R60 million in total.
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Sep 21, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

Who was voting here the Gogo or Juju???? This fat boy I heard yesterday that he was jumping the queue mos, anyway this Province is the country on its own
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Sep 21, 2012

mashima?

Juju Juju, I knew it that the headlines will be about JUju now. Anyway he is the centre of attraction.
Olderpersons are always given priority in this country. So guys what was the issue here, Juju was with his gran if the gran was allowed to jump the line and Juju que in that long que will this make sense. Lets say he was supposed to be on the line for an hour or so and the gran was allowed to jump the line will this make sense, come on man.
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Sep 21, 2012

LostGuy

If ur walking with an old citizen you are allowed to jump the q too even if you got a baby with you, you are also allowed to do to, this Zuma puppet mamabolo just sicking attetion like Sinudeity here who his comments are irrelavant to the article so typical of DA sheeps.
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Sep 21, 2012

Papage

He can't just be peacefull, where ever he goes there is havoc, I think he need to cool down now before more damage is done to the country.
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Sep 21, 2012

2shy2call

Thai was his trick to get special treatment. Why didn't you let the granny vote and he must go back to the Q.
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Sep 21, 2012

|Sinudeity|

LostGuy - Sowetan doesnt want to write about it, so I will. Typical malema sheeps :P
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Sep 21, 2012

|Sinudeity|

LostGuy - Limpopo university is handing out corrupt tenders to fund Julius. To the value of R60 million, via friends of the youth league.
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