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WORD OF CAUTION: Expelled ANCYL president Julius Malema addresses his supporters after his brief appearance in the Polokwane Regional Court on Wednesday. He urged his allies to be careful as there were people out to kill youth league members who had declared their support for him. PHOTO: ELIJAR MUSHIANA

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The league said yesterday four unknown men visited the home of Vhembe region league chairman Rolivhuwa Nelwamondo on Tuesday night and asked after him. They fired shots but no one was injured.

The ANC nomination process is scheduled to begin on Monday and the league has been vocal about its support for a change in the current leadership.

Nelwamondo is a known supporter of expelled league leader Julius Malema, who has turned into a fierce advocate of the removal of President Jacob Zuma as president of the ANC.

Nelwamondo said he was not home when the incident happened in Thohoyandou .

He said yesterday that he received a call on Tuesday night informing him of the alleged attack on his home.

"The men had demanded to see me and when by brother told them I was not there they demanded to know my whereabouts," Nelwamondo said yesterday.

He said the men fired several shots.

"I have been vocal about my support for Julius Malema as president of the ANCYL and a need for change in the current ANC leadership. And I believe those men were out to silence me for that," he said.

Police spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi confirmed they were investigating a case of attempted murder. No one had been arrested.

The attack took place a day before Malema's court appearance in Polokwane to face a money laundering charge.

Malema mentioned the incident when he addressed supporters outside the court and warned league members to be careful.

ANCYL provincial secretary Jacob Lebogo urged members to exercise "extra caution" because there was a serious threat on their lives. - frankm@sowetan.co.za

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Sep 28, 2012

warry

Don't talk bullshit boys, the bribes you took promising to influence awarding of tenders are now haunting you. Who can kill clowns like you for supporting malema, wish publicity stunts.
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Sep 28, 2012

ZIGGAR

THIS malema supporters are crazy, most of his suppoters are those who are benefiting from this corrupt tenders. i m not saying the anc is not corrupt, but just imagine malema in the government. infact with this all corrupt official in anc and goverment, we will one day be like Zim. we are not far from that. expecialy if they can privatise the mines. for me the even the new president people are looking at ( Kgalema ) , i dont see that there will be any improvement. he is like Zuma. he never went to school too. he got matric , so people stop saying we dont want lead by a zuma as he is uneducated. Or will Motlanthe allow this bullying staff malema an d comapny is doing!
well let wait and see.
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Sep 28, 2012

Stumtum

Shame on ANCYL Limpopo they want to be seen as heroes, who would want to kill you. Just support your Malema at your own peril.
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Sep 28, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

Why am I not suprised, that you will divert your Tender deals gone bad, and those that you cheated in these deals as a political death....Pull another one mogoe!!
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Sep 28, 2012

DJ-Winner

You don't worth a killing. You are stupid enough to support Malema. Who wants to kill_ fools?
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Sep 28, 2012

GigiMavalani

This morons always needs attention. Who on earth would want to kill this bustards, its just a political game ahead of Mangaung nominations. They are all dunderheads who have no life outside of politics.
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Sep 28, 2012

Flemza

If any one is expelled from a party and you are a member of that party and you continue supporting that individual you are no longer a party member so you deserve wants coming to you , I`m afraid all those who are pretending to be ANC members in Limpopo just take my advise , your days are numbered we wanted a united democartic ANC not an autocratic ANC like what Malema is advocating its not going to work , we won`t allow it , long live Zuma long live
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Sep 28, 2012

Tango

The current ANCYL is useless, but i know President Zuma will change it after Mangaung.
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Sep 28, 2012

!Sinudeity!

Tango - ANCYL has always been useless. The only thing they have achieved in the past couple of years is organise free tampons.
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Sep 28, 2012

Silo4G

These are illiterate fools,Why should the men fire several shots if Nelwamondo is not at home?
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