Julius Malema

Update: Looks like Helen Zille and Julius Malema won’t be meeting for tea

Earlier this week, former Western Cape Premier Helen Zille invited EFF leader Julius Malema to be a part of her podcast, Tea With Helen….

EWN reporter Barry Bateman insults Julius Malema and sparks hilarious Twitter trend

Eyewitness News reporter Barry Bateman got South Africans on Twitter giggling after calling EFF leader Julius Malema a “p**s” at a press briefing on…

10 big stories from February 2019 worth reading again

It’s come an gone in the blink of an eye, almost as if it’s the shortest month of the year. (Get it?). February, for…

5 Twitter accounts to follow before the 2019 Budget Speech

Will we be paying more tax this year? Will the sugar tax remain? Will Eskom and SAA continue to be economic leeches on the…

#SONA2019, ‘Afrikaans’ is trending on Twitter worldwide right now

So #SONA2019 is currently trending worldwide on Twitter, and it’s pretty obvious why. But if you gaze further down the social network’s top trends…

Ramaphosa, Maimane will ‘start a band’ if Malema wins the 2019 Election

When Julius Malema becomes President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa will sing Thuma Mina live in Parliament, this according to the current President during…

Watch: Julius Malema gives Donald Trump a sassy new nickname

EFF leader Julius Malema has called US President Donald Trump a “pathological liar” after he called for an investigation into South Africa’s land reforms…

How Cyril Ramaphosa’s Twitter account rose with his political status

On 15 December 2017, then-Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa had 19 600 Twitter followers. Two months later, and bearing the shiny new title of ANC…

SONA 2018 build up: Memeburn revisits the SONAs of the past

While it may be the political highlight of the year, the State of he Nation Address (or SONA) is also a social media event…

What are world leaders liking on Twitter?

Twitter likes can be dangerous for prominent figures — just ask Texas Senator Ted Cruz, whose account found notoriety after liking a porn video…

#CabinetShuffle: axed Blade Nzimande, nuclear deals and President Zuma memes

Oh, but it’s a busy news day in South Africa folks. President Jacob Zuma, on the back of appointing a new board for the…

South Africa’s politicians react to Secret Ballot ruling with subtweets

The Secret Ballot (or #SecretBallot) ruling has come and gone but the reaction from politicians are only now filtering through social media. To clarify,…

Julius Malema criticises South Africa’s Twitter activists

At an EFF press conference this afternoon, party leader Julius Malema denounced the actions of South Africans who see Twitter as the highest form…

#Tsotsi and #ThePeoplesBae: Twitter’s highlights of #SONA2017

If there’s one thing South Africans can be proud of, it’s our resilience. After last night’s chaotic #SONA2017, or more formally the State of…

Julius Malema’s EFF, Parliament security throw punches at #SONA2017

We knew President Jacob Zuma wouldn’t have it easy tonight delivering his State of the Nation Address, but we weren’t expecting the scuffles between…

#FearFokol is trending on Twitter thanks to Julius Malema

Twitter is going to be the mouthpiece of many South Africans tonight, as President Jacob Zuma delivers his State of the Nation Address. For…

Julius Malema axed from ANCYL, Twitter reacts

Julius Malema, upstart leader of South Africa’s ANC Youth League (ANCYL) today faced the music for his multiple political indiscretions. Of the rulings, one…

Malema ‘shoot the boer’ ruling divides South African tweeters

The judgement delivered Monday in Julius Malema‘s hate-speech trial has sharply divided South African tweeters. The Equality court has found that the controversial ANC…

‘No one is safe, but everyone is welcome’: ZANews now on TV

Online satirical puppet show, ZANEWS, has found a new home on satellite television provider TopTV‘s flagship channel, Top One. ZANEWS keeps its audience abreast…

Malema’s hearing: More than $200 000 worth of negative coverage

The high-profile disciplinary hearing of ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has so far reached an astonishing 8 419 565 individuals, “costing” South Africa…

ANC Youth League website hacked

Hours after a South African newspaper revealed that the lavish lifestyle of ANC Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema was being bankrolled by a…

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