Sept 26 (Reuters) – Julius Malema, who was expelled from the
African National Congress (ANC) for ill-discipline, was charged
with money laundering in a South African court on Wednesday,
accused of “improperly” receiving 4.2 million rand ($514,000) in
a conspiracy involving state tenders.
Here is a timeline on Malema since he was elected as
president of the ANC’s Youth League in 2008:
April 2008 – Elected president of ANC’s Youth League.
June 2008 – Supports Jacob Zuma’s bid to become president of
South Africa and tells a rally: “We are prepared to take up arms
and kill for Zuma.”
March 2010 – Found guilty of hate speech by the Equality
Court a nd fined for suggesting that a woman who accused
President Zuma of rape had “a nice time”.
April 2010 – Criticised by Zuma over his outspoken support
for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party and its
land reform policies, under which white-owned farms have been
seized and given to black Zimbabweans.
June 2011 – Re-elected as president of ANC’s youth wing.
July 2011 – The newspaper City Press, in an article vetted
by a judge before publication, writes that Malema had a slush
fund for bribes used to finance his lavish lifestyle.
Continued…
