South Africa Opposition Leader,  Malema Jailed

South Africa Opposition Figure and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader , ulius Malema has been sentenced to seven-year prison by Magistrate Twanet Olivier in the KuGompo City Regional Court.

Malema was jailed for an incident at the EFF’s 2018 Mdantsane rally.

The Court found guilty him guilty of unlawfully firing a weapon.

He was sentenced to five years for the primary charge and an additional two years for a secondary offence.

The EFF Leader was also fined R20,000 on other charges, with the option of serving six months for each if unpaid.

All sentences will run concurrently, resulting in a total effective jail term of seven years