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

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

Hands-on oversight: Limpopo MEC for Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure Tonny Rachoene conducts a monitoring visit to the ongoing rehabilitation of Road P43/3 (Eiland) in Tzaneen, Mopani District. The former ANCYL Limpopo chairperson, now ANC Limpopo PEC member and Provincial Spokesperson, said the project is key to improving infrastructure and transport access for local communities. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. TZANEEN – Limpopo

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi denied misleading the Madlanga commission on Tuesday after evidence leaders questioned inconsistencies around the death of the woman he called his “mother”. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. PRETORIA – Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi denied misleading the Madlanga commission on Tuesday after evidence leaders questioned inc

By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. MANKWENG_ – Executive Mayor Cllr John Mpe took government directly to the people on Tuesday as the City of Polokwane opened its 2026-2031 Draft IDP and Budget for public scrutiny in the Mankweng Cluster. The Public Participation session, held from 10h00 to 13h00 at Monywaneng Sports Ground on Tuesday, 14 April 2026, placed residents from Wards 06, 07, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 34 at the centre of the city’s fiv