South African politician who drew Trump’s ire sentenced on gun charges

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Julius Malema, whose incendiary rhetoric about Afrikaners drew notice on the U.S. right, was handed a five-year prison term for firing a gun at a 2018 rally.

April 16, 2026 at 6:02 p.m. EDT3 minutes ago

Julius Malema, the leader of a left-wing political party in South Africa who has become a focal point of President Donald Trump’s criticism of the country, was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for firing a rifle at a rally in 2018.


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