South Africa: Julius Malema Banned From Attending State Of The Nation speech.

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Julius Malema has been an enigma in South Africa since he joined the political scene. He is known all over Africa for his fiery outspoken nature and his inspiring oratory. One thing everybody can agree on about Malema is that he is not afraid to speak out against anybody. Over the years since he became the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Malema has lashed out at everyone from the South African ANC government, the Nigerian government, the Kenyan government, to the U.S. and the West. Malema has been known to cause disruption with his hard words. Without a doubt, it is for this reason that Malema was banned from attending the recent State of the Nation address by President Ramaphosa. The address was to mark the opening of the new parliamentary session. According to the South African court which upheld the ban, Julius Malema, his deputy leader, and four other representatives of the EFF, will not be allowed to attend the State of the Nation address, an event which happened on Thursday 8th, February 2024. In addition, Malema and his five representatives were suspended from the new parliamentary session from February 1 to February 29, 2024.

Anyway, the members of parliament probably decided beforehand that there was a high probability that Malema would disrupt the President's speech again and so to avoid this, the best thing to do was to stop him from attending. Of course, after the decision was made, the fiery brand EFF leader did not meekly accept the decision. Instead, he took legal action to appeal the suspension of him and his members. Unfortunately, they were rejected by the court. After being rejected, they filed another appeal asking that the new parliamentary rules under which they were suspended be declared invalid. Again, the appeal was dismissed by the Western Cape High Court. Now, regardless of whether or not, the ANC government was right in its decision to ban and suspend members of the EFF, the fact is, Julius Malema has been a thorn in the side of the ANC since he formed his party in 2013. Interestingly, Malema used to be a diehard fan of the ANC, the political party of Nelson Mandela, credited for putting an end to apartheid in South Africa. He was not only a fan of the ANC but also referred to the party as his family.