Malema entered teenagerhood with a political bang, being elected chairperson of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) branch in Seshego. According to Malema, he was tasked with removing National Party (NP) posters placed outside police stations, in the runup to South Africa’s first democratic elections. He joined the African National Congress’ Masupatsela (Trailblazers) movement at a time when the country’s political landscape was experiencing a tumultuous genesis. Malema’s political career began at the tender age of nine. Julius Malema, an adolescent revolutionary “Everything she wants she gets… my grandma never has to ask for money‚ I don’t wait for her to ask for it.” Malema has also stated that, because of her supportive influence on him as a child, his grandmother’s needs are always taken care of, saying: Malema admits that he knows nothing about his biological father, explaining that even on her deathbed, his mother refused to divulge any information. I learned early in life that the ultimate outcome might be death‚ imprisonment or being characterised as a terrorist or something like that.”
Some would say that their children won’t be expelled because of a son of a witch‚ a poor low life‚ referring to Malema. When she would leave the parents meeting‚ people would curse her. “There was a time when I was still in high school‚ everyone else would speak against me‚ she would too‚ but turned against them when it was time for them to expel me. This left a lasting impression on Malema, who explained: In a recent radio interview, Malema revealed that his grandmother had been labelled a witch for standing up to injustices and defending her grandson’s honour. Malema has praised his grandmother, Sarah, for laying the foundations of resistance and self-worth during his formative years. The following year, he re-enrolled at UNISA, this time undertaking a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and African languages. Malema attended Mohlakaneng High School in Seshego and went on to complete a two-year diploma in youth development through the University of South Africa (UNISA) in 2010. Malema grew up poor, and cites the socioeconomic strife endured by his mother as an overarching reason for his interest in politics.
On 3 March 1981, Julius Sello Malema was born in Seshego, Limpopo, to a single mother who worked as a domestic worker to make ends meet. Julius Malema, the son of a domestic worker While his political party only managed to gather 6% of votes at the last national elections, recent surveys have pointed to a momentous upswell of support for Malema amongst the disenfranchised black youth of South Africa. Mention of Julius Malema immediately elicits fury and apprehension from political parties and concerned citizens.įeeding off controversy, Malema and his confrontational band of Red Berets have sent shockwaves through South Africa’s political landscape. In stark contrast, the rabble-rouser, with his controversial statements regarding race, land rights and revolution, has become somewhat of a nightmare for conservative South Africans.
Malema, who, not too long ago, swapped his green and black African National Congress (ANC) fatigues for a Red Beret embodying revolutionary rhetoric, is a political journalist’s dream come true. Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), is arguably South Africa’s greatest political provocateur.
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