Buses continued to arrive late into the night while police patrolled the area with ambulances on standby.

School pupils, some in their uniforms, sang and danced in support of Malema. They also mocked President Jacob Zuma, whom they referred to as "Shower Man".

They sang a Pedi song, which translates to 'shower man is giving us problems... Malema please pray for us'. As they sang this, they made gestures with their hands to signify a shower head.

A young girl from Mohlakaneng Secondary School, which Malema attended, said they were unlikely to go to school today.

Malema supporters also sang a version of 'dubula ibhunu' ('shoot the boer') with the lyrics changed to mean 'shoot Zuma' in isiZulu, reports Sapa.

Limpopo ANC Youth League spokesman Klaas Mabunda said the supporters' actions were to show that "our president" was not alone.

"He is just a victim of unjust practices," Mabunda said. "We need to show the world that state resources are being used by those in power."

Malema is appearing in court today on charges of corruption and money laundering in connection with tender fraud. He is also being accused of tax evasion.

Mabunda questioned why the South African Revenue Service had in the past made arrangements with people who owed money and did not arrest them.

In what appeared to be a veiled attack on Zuma, Mabunda highlighted how "vicious" some people can be in bidding for a second term.

He said if Malema had not decided to start the "mining revolution", in which he visited mines urging workers to demand a R12,500 salary, a warrant of arrest would not have been issued. "It's because October is next week," said Mabunda.

ANC members start nominating their preferred candidates in October ahead of the party's elective congress in December. The league's preferred candidate to contest Zuma is his deputy, Kgalema Motlanthe.

Malema's supporters were bused in from 7.30pm in Quantums allegedly paid for by businesspeople and "some ANC leaders".

Late last night, Malema had not arrived at the venue.

- Additional reporting by Sapa

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Sep 26, 2012

|Sinudeity|

From "K1ll for Zuma" to "Shoot Zuma" :P



"A young girl from Mohlakaneng Secondary School, which Malema attended, said they were unlikely to go to school today."

Im guessing the Limpopo matrics of 2012 will not be competing in the formal job market the next couple of years.
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Sep 26, 2012

Pointman

These kids are being exploited - says a lot about Malema. No different from the crude militias that use kids in the frontline in west Africa and the middle east.
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Sep 26, 2012

KHOROMMBI1

Shower head in a kanga...stupid juju...where's the machine gun...lolisto!
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Sep 26, 2012

warry

Aaaahhh I think Zuma will get the second term and people will be disappointed. Kgalema will not need to taken burden like malema and colleaaues its too much. We all know that Tokyo wants the top seat and he will be unceremoniously booted out. A major threat to him is the SACP and Cosatu, he will be dealt with the Mbeki way. Limpopo stop dreaming about motlhanthe, let malema jailed.
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Sep 26, 2012

Tbo.touch

They can sing and mock JZ in any way, but the fact is malema is not going back to ANCYL, even to the ANC. They might as well accept and live with that
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Sep 26, 2012

Mosquer

Today is malema day. 90% of sowetan articles will be malema
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Sep 26, 2012

Flemza

I`m not suprised by these morons activities , us in the movement we will forgive these i.diot school kids instead of being in the class they are Toy toying how s.tupity
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Sep 26, 2012

Papage

His actions are exactly what Zuma did during his trial, Hostel residents and KZN people were bused in to JHB Court in support of him and now his teachings set a precident,now school kids are used, that means schooling is dirupted again, they had no books for the whole year, instead of catching up, now this. It remain to be seen where this Country is heading to with the type of Leadership we have
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Sep 26, 2012

MommaC

Sinudeity

Its in Limpopo - she probably doesn't have any text books, teachers or school roof anyhow

:) don't you just love the irony?
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Sep 26, 2012

mphephethwane

limpopo, zimpopo.
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