The career of Julius Malema: Is it near its pinnacle?

[View in browser]( [Mail & Guardian]( M&G Mornings | Fri 04 Aug   [Ron Derby] For years, we’ve watched the rise and rise of Julius Malema. Wondering if one day the man from Seshego would walk onto the terraces at Union Buildings as our future president as ordained by Jacob Zuma, himself. From winning the presidency of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) in 2001, to a chaotic emergence as the ANC Youth League presidency in Bloemfontein seven years later and to his eventual ousting from much beloved ANC, his political career is a ride that we’ve been unable not to watch. Over the past weekend, we watched yet again (some peeking through their fingers) as he stood on a hydraulically raised podium in the middle of the FNB Stadium and what must rank as the height of his political career to date. It seemed to me both a celebration of his 10 years at the helm of his party and the entry into Union Buildings next year through a possible coalition with the ANC. Should this not come to pass, then the Malema career that we’ve watched over the past 20 years looks set for its most difficult path yet. If internal democracy is a feature of EFF life, then he will face his first real challenge as party leader – if not by his erstwhile deputy, then surely another. In this week’s Mail & Guardian story we speak to party insiders that want a Floyd Shivambu led future. There’s a lot riding on 2024 for Malema. Ron Derby | Editor-in-Chief [@Ronderby]( [South African Rhino Farmer Wins Battle to Sell Horns]( Premium [231 rhinos killed for their horns so far this year]( But measures such as law enforcement authorities working together have resulted in a decline in the number of animals killed [// Read more]( [Kgosientsho Ramakgopa]( [Komati residents fired up over Ramokgopa’s remarks]( People living around the power station are calling for it to be reopened [// Read more]( [iqbal sharma-1]( Premium [High court denies NPA leave to challenge Nulane ruling]( The trial judge said the prosecution was trying to reserve questions of fact, not law [// Read more]( Recommended Reads [Parliamentary committee briefed on theft of 51 rhino horns]( We did all we could to make sure our vault was highly secured, says North West Parks and Tourism Board [// Read more]( [Eskom baffled by Nersa’s licence delay]( The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has approved one licence instead of the three needed to get the National Transmission Company of South Africa up and running [// Read more]( [Water is used as a weapon against Palestinian people]( Israel regularly restricts, controls and blocks access to water, and chops down vital olive trees [// Read more]( [Chaos, violence on major Cape Town roads as taxis go on strike]( There have been reports of looting and the setting alight of vehicles since Thursday afternoon [// Read more]( [Electricity production falls 3.7% in June, says Stats SA]( Electricity consumption dropped by 3.2% year-on-year in June, because of plant breakdowns and unscheduled maintenance [// Read more]( Pic of the day [bigpicweekaugust] Desperate: Libyan border guards provide water to migrants abandoned by Tunisian authorities, after their arrival in an uninhabited area near Al- Assah on the Libya-Tunisia border on 30 July. Human Rights Watch said the Tunisian police, military and national and coast guard have committed serious abuses — including arbitrary arrest, collective expulsion, forced evictions, beatings and, in some cases, torture, as well as theft of money and belongings — against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from other African countries. Photo: Mahmud Turkia/ Getty Images [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Mail & Guardian Media LTD · 25 Owl St · Braamfontein · Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001 · South Africa