Malema and Shivambu to face the music at month-end

By Lelethu Mquqo
20 August 2011


The African National Congress has confirmed that the disciplinary hearings of Youth League president Julius Malema and spokesperson Floyd Shivambu will take place on the last two days of this month.

National disciplinary chairperson Derek Hanekom says Malema and Shivambu will be charged individually.

Unlike during his previous disciplinary hearing, when Malema pleaded guilty to charges relating to a public attack on President Jacob Zuma brought by secretary general Gwede Mantashe, the party’s whole top brass laid the charges this time.

They are Zuma and Mantashe, deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe, deputy secretary general Thandi Modise, treasurer general Mathews Phosa and chairperson Baleka Mbete.

Shivambu has responded by saying neither he nor Malema would be commenting on the matter at all.

In its response, the DA Youth says while it notes the decision to charge Malema with misconduct for his utterances on Botswana and sowing divisions in the ANC, it is a pity that the urgency does not stretch to the multi-million-Rands corruption allegations against him.

DA Youth leader Makashule Gana says the public cares more about Malema's enrichment than internal ANC factional battles.

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