# BREAKING: Malema faces 5 years in prison

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Podcast: [SMWX](https://stenobird.com/podcast/smwx-1002019)
Published: 2026-04-16T12:39:18+00:00
Episode link: https://smwx.podbean.com/e/breaking-malema-faces-5-years-in-prison/
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EFF leader Julius Malema has been sentenced to 5 years direct imprisonment by the East London Magistrate's Court this morning. Malema was trialed for the contravention of the Firearms Control Act and had been convicted on 5 counts. The 5 year prison sentence is inclusive of a 2 year sentence for count 2, which would be served concurrently to count 1's 5 year sentence. He has also been sentenced to R60K in fines, or 18 months combined imprisonment for the other 3 counts. Malema has also successfully applied for leave to appeal the sentencing and will be petitioning the higher courts for a leave to appeal his conviction as well. We unpack all of this and make sense of the consequences for Malema, the EFF and the South African political landscape.

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