Once an ardent supporter of the ANC, the Economic Freedom Fighters’ leader began handling firearms at the age of 13
As the ANC’s Youth League leader, Julius Malema spooked investors a decade ago by popularising calls to nationalise the mines
We asked political analysts Ongama Mtimka and Mcebisi Ndletyana how the Economic Freedom Fighters defied the odds and why it has flourished
Love him or loathe him, Julius Malema has had a dramatic impact on the local political landscape
The EFF president says he has grown — and matured — along with the country’s third-largest party
A decade has passed since Malema was frogmarched out of the ANC. Out in the cold he has, however, remained a constant thorn in the side of the party and a useful gun for hire in our political theatre
Julius Malema is all grown up since the days he was expelled from the ANC but Paddy Harper still feels like a rookie after almost four decades on the job