Malema is an opportunist who disrespects our democracy

Julius Malema uses the rules of democracy when it suits him, and tramples them when it doesn’t

12 February 2023 - 00:00 By Sunday Times Editorial

In 2014, when Malema first disrupted a parliamentary sitting in a protest aimed at Zuma,  many South Africans cheered his actions because of their antipathy to Zuma. The approval was misplaced;  Zuma should have been allowed to talk...

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