{"id":7316,"date":"2012-01-23T21:03:49","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T19:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/s-africas-malema-makes-last-stand-with-anc-appeal\/"},"modified":"2012-01-23T21:03:49","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T19:03:49","slug":"s-africas-malema-makes-last-stand-with-anc-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/s-africas-malema-makes-last-stand-with-anc-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"S.Africa&#8217;s Malema makes last stand with ANC appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By David Dolan<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">JOHANNESBURG<\/span> Jan 23 (Reuters) &#8211; An appeal that will<br \/>\ndetermine the future of South African political rebel Julius<br \/>\nMalema started on Monday, giving the firebrand a last chance to<br \/>\nretain his influential position in the ruling African National<br \/>\nCongress (ANC).<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Malema, head of the ANC&#8217;s Youth League, rose to prominence<br \/>\nwith calls to nationalise mines and seize white-owned land. He<br \/>\nis now fighting for political survival after being suspended by<br \/>\nthe ANC in November for five years for bringing the party into<br \/>\ndisrepute.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>His appeal, which local media have said is likely to focus<br \/>\non procedural details, will be decided in the next few weeks.<br \/>\nAnalysts expect the appeals committee chaired by ANC veteran and<br \/>\nprominent businessman Cyril Ramaphosa to uphold the suspension.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Malema, who is also facing a criminal probe into his<br \/>\nfinances, kept a low profile on Monday and it was not clear<br \/>\nwhether he attended the appeal hearing at ANC headquarters in<br \/>\ncentral Johannesburg, which was heavily guarded by police.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>His usual crowd of supporters was notably absent. Malema has<br \/>\nroused thousands of South African youths to march for jobs and<br \/>\nnationalisation, but on Monday his only visible support was a<br \/>\nlone protester wrapped in chains and holding a sign: &#8220;There is<br \/>\nno case here, just shackles&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Malema remains a party member while his appeal is pending,<br \/>\nbut in the two months since his suspension was announced he has<br \/>\nstepped up his attacks on President Jacob Zuma, whose path to<br \/>\nre-election as head of the ANC, and the country, could get<br \/>\ncomplicated if Malema is still in the party.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While the 30-year-old holds no elected office, he commands<br \/>\nconsiderable support among young South Africans and in his home<br \/>\nprovince of Limpopo.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At a political conference in Limpopo last month Malema<br \/>\nopenly mocked Zuma, calling him &#8220;the shower man&#8221; &#8211; a reference<br \/>\nto a 2006 rape trial, in which he was acquitted.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Dolan JOHANNESBURG Jan 23 (Reuters) &#8211; An appeal that will determine the future of South African political rebel Julius Malema started on Monday, giving the firebrand a last chance to retain his influential position in the ruling African National Congress (ANC). 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