It was a surprisingly meek affair at yesterday’s SONA debate, although the EFF once again stole the show with their unified march out of Parliament.
If you’re tired of sifting through heaps of information here is what JZ had to say in a nutshell, the most important nuggets put in a handy infographic.
After the EFF left the building last night, leader of the party Julius Malema addressed the media with promises of another kind.
Last year it was the EFF and their battle with parliamentary security, this year it’s the EFF and their new anti-Zuma chant.
Tensions are already flaring between the EFF and the ANC Youth League, both marching towards the Constitutional Court. This certainly won’t help.
It seems the Guptas are taking Julius’ recent threats seriously, security at their lavish estate being upgraded ahead of what could be a pivotal day.
Julius Malema held a little press conference yesterday to speak his mind on various matters, mostly concerning the Guptas, Nkandla and curry.
After the racist social media rants that have grabbed the country’s attention Julius Malema decided to share his opinion in the Sunday Times.
He will never be one to mince his words, which is exactly what makes his latest sit down with M&G worth reading.
Malema has called Mandela’s grandson to a public debate on the topic of the legacy of Nelson Mandela.
You have got to love Malema for his spirit, even if telling the nation his plans of a counter-revolution just might spoil all the fun.
It seems like a long, long time ago that JZ and Julius were best of friends, the name-calling having been going on for years now.
The EFF and its members are en route to Sandton and they have a list of extensive demands for big business. Fail to comply and it may get very messy.
During a rally over the weekend our dear friend Juju was in fine voice, using the chance to call out the ethnicity of some of his political rivals.
Yesterday saw another war of words between Juju and the house chairperson, this time ending with the EFF leader being forcibly removed from Parliament.
Whilst some schoolkids are playing ‘Charlie Charlie’ and wishing horrid things on their teachers others are debating the merits of Julius and Jacob.
We may not have seen anyone expelled from Parliament by the beefed up security but we did see Julius take the moral high ground and threaten el Presidente.
In amongst all the shouting and posturing we did see two of the country’s leading politicians exchange some serious verbals. Points of order and honourable speakers aside.
We know that things can get pretty unruly when Jacob Zuma takes questions in parliament so it’s not surprising that security is being seriously beefed up.
Yesterday saw Julius Malema in good spirits, and I imagine it will be much of the same today after the charges against him were struck from the roll.
Today saw the money laundering charges against Julius Malema once again postponed, with the complete history of the protracted legal battle definitely worth a read.
We know that our parliament has turned into a circus of late but today is another one of those ‘has to be seen to be believed’ kind of scenarios. New record guys, well done.
The EFF is really getting antsy about the names and decorations adorning South Africa. So much so that they are putting changing city names above education. And they have support. Frightening.
It seems the man who blew the whistle on alleged EFF misuse of funds fears Juju is after him. Not the kind of guy you want to make enemies with, right?
Julius Malema used his opportunity to address white farmers in the Western Cape to impart some advice about their need to chillax. It went down better than you might think.
Malema and most of the politicians in this country keep us feeling slightly queasy at their brilliant methods of evading paying for things that the rest of us do.
The finger-pointing regarding the xenophobic attacks extended into parliament when Julius took his opportunity to lay into JZ and his family.
Ranjeni Munusamy from the Daily Maverick gives us a thoroughly thought-provoking piece on xenophobia and the real state of our nation.
It seems the EFF land redistribution process in Ballito is mutually beneficial, as those wanting to claim land had to first fill out EFF membership forms.
It seems someone didn’t take their chill pill before hosting the show ‘SABC Newsroom’. Watch Eben Jansen and an EFF spokesperson get in a rather heated debate.