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Political solution sought over Malema: The national working committees of the ANC and its youth league will meet on Monday to explore the possibility of a "political solution".
Time's up: Young Lions' leaders to learn their fates: Julius Malema will be conspicuously absent, but his fellow ANCYL leaders will be on hand to hear the verdict in their disciplinary hearing today.
Malema to be absent from verdict announcement: Julius Malema will be absent when the verdict on his disciplinary hearing is announced as he would be writing exams in Polokwane at the time.
D-Day tomorrow: Malema to learn his fate within ANC: The outcome of ANC Youth League president Julius Malema's disciplinary hearing will be made public on Thursday, his legal counsel says.
Final few to bear witness as Malema hearing resumes: The disciplinary hearing of ANCYL leader Julius Malema is set to resume today, where the final witnesses are expected to testify in its sixth sitting.
Discipline, Malema, and his march to economic freedom: Julius Malema's disciplinary hearing and the ANC Youth League's economic freedom marches are set to dominate SA's political landscape this week.
Malema hearing in full swing: ANCYL President Julius Malema's disciplinary hearing is hearing testimony from Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale.
Have mercy on Julius Malema, pleads Sexwale: Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has appealed for mercy for ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema, saying he'll improve with age.
Manuel says Malema deserves a little scrutiny: Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel said all individuals with power over political processes should be open to scrutiny, including Julius Malema.
Malema hearing postponed to October: A disciplinary hearing that could decide the political fate of firebrand Julius Malema has been postponed until October.

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Made in the ANC

One weekday in the late 1990s, as schoolchildren went about their classroom business, a lone teenage boy stood at the corner of Landros Mare Street and Hospital Road in Polokwane, holding up a placard, writes Mmanaledi Mataboge.
He was protesting against the late delivery of stationery at schools, corporal punishment and "ineffective" school principals. Within minutes, he was joined by hundreds of schoolchildren.
The boy was Julius Malema and his solitary protest, which gained such rapid momentum, signalled one of the ANC Youth League president's precociously early steps on the road to crafting a career in politics...

Read the rest of our profile on Malema here.

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'Stay militant but peaceful,' says Malema

ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has urged strikers at the Impala Platinum mine in Rustenburg to negotiate a peaceful end to their labour dispute, which has left three people dead.

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Juju's State of Indignation

In Julius Malema's "farewell speech" at the ANC Youth League's Lekgotla in Centurion, he didn't hesitate to criticise the leadership of the ANC, and the way in which his disciplinary hearing was conducted. He also made it clear that the last word on nationalisation has not yet been heard.

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Guilty verdict confirmed

The ANC's National Disciplinary Committee of Appeals chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Saturday that the NDC's guilty verdict against ANCYL top brass, including Julius Malema, is upheld. Watch Ramaphosa's short summary of the verdict announcement.

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Malema: The tribe has spoken

Beleaguered ANC Youth League president Julius Malema's fate is rocky as he faces a five-year suspension pending an appeal. See exactly what the disciplinary committee had to say, while M&G deputy editor-in-chief Rapule Tabane's analyses the watershed moment.

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The rise of Julius Malema

As the outcome of Julius Malema's disciplinary hearing is announced, the Mail & Guardian takes a look back at his humble beginnings and his rapid rise to the upper echelons of SA politics.

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M&G analysis: Malema in the hotseat

As investigations into ANC Youth League president Julius Malema's alleged dodgy dealings hit the headlines, we speak to the M&G deputy editor-in-chief Rapule Tabane about Malema's increasingly troubled year and the possible outcomes of the young firebrand.

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Malema's march for economic freedom

ANC Youth League president Julius Malema led a two-day march for economic freedom from Jo'burg's city centre to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, handing over memorandums to the Chamber of Mines and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange along the way.

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Malema's calming influence

During his disciplinary hearing, Julius Malema's supporters ran riot outside at Luthuli House. But as soon as he began speaking to them afterwards, the young lions became as meek as lambs.

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ANC Security vs Journalists

ANC security guards at Luthuli House attempted to make a citizens arrest on Tuesday during the riots after a documentary filmmaker managed to get into the building.

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Marching for Malema

Hundreds of Julius Malema supporters gathered in the streets of Johannesburg today as Juju faced the first day of his disciplinary hearing. Journalists and police were pelted with rocks and other debris, and T-shirts bearing Jacob Zuma's face were burnt.

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Pow-wow on Juju's mojo

As ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema's disciplinary hearing draws nearer, we took to the streets of Johannesburg to find out your thoughts on all things Juju.

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Malema's trust issues

In the wake of the ANC Youth League's defiant response to corruption allegations concerning Julius Malema's "secret" trust fund, we speak to M&G politics reporter Matuma Letsoalo for insight into what this scandal means for the youth league president's future.

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'Mi casa ain't su casa'

Julius Malema insists he's a private member of the public and isn't obliged to disclose the ins and outs of his finances. Watch the video of the press conference where he lambasts the media for infringing on his rights.

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Youth league conference wrap-up

As the dust settles on the re-election of Julius Malema as ANC Youth League president for a second term, we reflect on the league's conference. Watch our slideshow.

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