{"id":9301,"date":"2012-03-26T03:29:14","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T01:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/s-africas-malema-to-challenge-anc-expulsion-in-court\/"},"modified":"2012-03-26T03:29:14","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T01:29:14","slug":"s-africas-malema-to-challenge-anc-expulsion-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/s-africas-malema-to-challenge-anc-expulsion-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"S.Africa&#8217;s Malema to challenge ANC expulsion in court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Siphiwe Sibeko<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">TZANEEN, South Africa, March 25<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa&#8217;s<br \/>\nANC youth rebel Julius Malema upped the stakes in his political<br \/>\nwrangling with the ruling party on Sunday, saying he would<br \/>\nchallenge in court its decision to expel him.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The African National Congress expelled Malema from the party<br \/>\nin February for violating party rules, causing rifts in the<br \/>\ngroup and bringing the movement into disrepute.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I said I would not go to court, but now I have decided to<br \/>\ndo so,&#8221; Malema, the leader of ANC&#8217;s youth wing told thousands of<br \/>\nsupporters at a rally at Nkowankowa stadium in his home province<br \/>\nof Limpopo, according to the South African Press Association.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I need no mandate and act as an individual whose rights<br \/>\nhave been violated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Malema was joined on stage by his friend an ally, provincial<br \/>\npremier Cassel Mathale, and South African Deputy President<br \/>\nKgalema Motlanthe.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The gathering of the three men could be seen as a direct<br \/>\nchallenge to President Jacob Zuma who faces a re-election race<br \/>\nfor the head of the ANC at the end of this year.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Several members of the crowd wore t-shirts bearing<br \/>\nMotlanthe&#8217;s face and the slogan &#8220;Kgalema for President&#8221; although<br \/>\nMotlanthe has asked his supporters not to idolise him.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The ANC also frowns upon open campaigning for party posts<br \/>\nwell ahead of the election.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Siphiwe Sibeko TZANEEN, South Africa, March 25 (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa&#8217;s ANC youth rebel Julius Malema upped the stakes in his political wrangling with the ruling party on Sunday, saying he would challenge in court its decision to expel him. 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