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"The Spear" case postponed indefinitely

Shivambu conviction a witch-hunt: ANCYL

Sapa | 16 November, 2011 12:57
ANCYL national spokesman Floyd Shivambu at Luthuli House.
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The conviction of ANC Youth League spokesman Floyd Shivambu smacks of a witch-hunt, the organisation's president, Julius Malema, said on Wednesday.

Last week, the ANC's national disciplinary committee found Shivambu guilty of misconduct for swearing at a journalist and for accusing the ruling party of associating with imperialists in a statement.

Malema told reporters in Johannesburg that Shivambu had issued the statement on behalf of the league and not in his personal capacity.

"He [Shivambu] was not the author."

Shivambu was suspended from the party for three years and told to vacate his position as spokesman.

"He remains an employee of the youth league until the youth league decides to retrench him," said Malema.

"You don't have to be elected as a spokesperson of the youth league."

Malema said it was not right for Shivambu to be fired for being a contact person on a statement.

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Daffy

Posted 192 days ago
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Malema and co should read or shall i say study the ANC constitution!! they are acting like members of a stokvel!! where when you break the rule you pay a fine ...
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AMS-Dammer

Posted 191 days ago
You BREAK the RULE.... WE CHANGE the RULE!!!

LOL!

MisterWendal

Posted 191 days ago
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"Malema told reporters in Johannesburg that Shivambu had issued the statement on behalf of the league and not in his personal capacity."

I agree with Foolius that comrade Shitvambu was unfairly targetted - the entire ANCYL should have been suspended for three years instead!

UDFSupporter

Posted 191 days ago
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When did this mini-me-tyrant ever gainsay the ANCYL statement when the "Fit-(first) hit-the Shan"? All of the leaders were full of bravado when the media first questioned them on their statement. They certainly enjoyed the limelight that the media were bestowing on them.

ThePurplePimp

Posted 191 days ago
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Nice....... they stopped comments om Malema. Now they allow comments on this piece of........ Get a life Times Live we want articles on leaders that matter. we don't want to hear anything on the ANCYL unless it';s about their arrest on fraud, corruption or tax evasion. These are the things that have to do with the poor as these are the things they did to rip off the poor
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MisterWendal

Posted 191 days ago
ANCYL agents have infiltrated TimesLive workplace. Sane comments from reasonable folk don't stand a chance of surviving the total onslaught from the kindergarten crowd!
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zindela

Posted 191 days ago
Agreed; drop the erstwhile carpenters name from your pages and only report only when justice has been served upon this despicable low-life.
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v_3

Posted 191 days ago
Times Live and Avusa are committed Cope supporters.

ShLace

Posted 191 days ago
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Its a wonder how Malema remembers to breathe....Mother nature is one very clever woman, ofcourse.
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AMS-Dammer

Posted 191 days ago
EVERYONE is to blame.... except the ANCYL!!!!!!!!!

Similar to "EVERYONE IS MAD AROUND HERE..... EXCEPT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

donorfatigued

Posted 191 days ago
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With the ongoing complaining about getting their just desserts, do Malema and company not understand that they have been thrown to the wolves by the top echelons of the ANC?

The wolves are the Hawks who are busy with an investigation into tender irregularities on the part of Malema and probably some of his buddies.

I believe we will see Malema and co completely neutralised in due course, so busy will they become trying to simply stay out of jail - and that is undoubtedly the strategy!

They would do better to simply keep their silence right now, rather than arrogantly and continually stir the waters!

themzala

Posted 191 days ago
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"I was not prepared to subject myself to the indignity of having to argue in person that i wanted to conrinue to serve as President of RSA.Such a posture would have been highly offensive to the millions,living and dead,who had brought me up as a Cadre.Thabo Mbeki

AMS-Dammer

Posted 191 days ago
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If one listens to the headset Floyd and malema are sporting on their BALD NUTS.... you will hear the following:

"BREATH IN........(pause)....... BREATHOUT..... (pause)..... BREATH IN.... (pause)... BREATH OUT....."