Executive Mayor links late icon’s karate skills and gumboot spirit to city’s rise as SADC sporting hub; R200 000 Comrades qualifier set for 02 May Polokwane Executive Mayor John Mpe launching the 2026 Polokwane City Marathon as a living tribute to Mokaba’s belief in an active body and an active mind. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact Polokwane — Executive Mayor Cllr Makoro John Mpe invoked

Eastern Cape Premier slams EFF leader’s ‘motormouth’ attack outside court; says convicted Malema should show remorse, not ‘weaponise public platforms’ Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane instructed his lawyers to sue EFF leader Julius Malema over claims that the Premier holds a fraudulent master’s degree from the University of Fort Hare. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact East London, 17 Apri

EFF leader Julius Malema convicted of five offences, including the unlawful possession of a firearm, discharging it in public and reckless endangerment. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. KuGompo City, 16 April 2026 — EFF leader Julius Malema, 45, has been sentenced to five years after being found guilty of the illegal possession of a gun and firing it in public. Magistrate Twanet Olivier allowed the leader of the Economic Freedom Fight

EFF leader Julius Malema returns to the KuGompo City Magistrates Court for sentencing after his firearm conviction. Final arguments heard today, sentence expected Thursday. KuGompo City | 15 April 2026. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. Johannesburg —The KuGompo City Magistrates Court fell silent on Wednesday as Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema returned for the final chapter of a case that has shadowed him for years. Sente

WARNING: Guard Against State Capture. The Chinese flag casts a growing shadow over South Africa as undeclared gifts to senior ministers raise fears of a second capture. Investment is welcome. Influence is not.From Saxonwold to Beijing? South Africa cannot afford another state capture. Guard our sovereignty.The flags don’t lie. One thread at a time, sovereignty unravels. South Africa must draw the line between foreign investment and foreign control — before it’s too late. By M

Former Defence Minister Roelf Meyer is South Africa’s new ambassador to the United States. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. JOHANNESBURG_ – President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed veteran negotiator and former Defence Minister Roelf Meyer as South Africa’s new ambassador to the United States, signalling a decisive move to stabilise diplomatic relations after months of turbulence. Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya confirmed Meyer