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EFF leader Julius Malema told a rally in the Free State, ‘We will not only fight [the police] at the picket lines. We will fight them in their homes, with their own families. We are not scared of the police.’Image: Supplied
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‘He’s crossed the line’: Cele slams Malema’s call for EFF to fight police

Police minister Bheki Cele has called on police to protect themselves should they come under attack. This follows statements EFF leader Julius Malema made at the weekend, calling on party members to fight police officers. Cele condemned…

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Parliament’s powers and privileges committee, which deals with disciplinary matters affecting MPs, will meet on Tuesday over the EFF’s disruptive behaviour in parliament.Image: ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES
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Parliament to consider action against EFF over Sona disruption

Chickens are coming home to roost for the EFF as its MPs face up to disrupting the state of the nation address (Sona) over the presence of former apartheid president FW de Klerk and their attack on public enterprises minister Pravin…

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OPINION: We need to build, not destroy, if South Africa is to survive

How long are the police, the government and society in general, going to allow terrorists to threaten our lives and livelihoods? The use of the word “terrorist” is correct, as anyone threatening the lives of other innocent people should…

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