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A Gun Stunt Comes to Haunt a Firebrand African Politician

South Africa’s Julius Malema is unlikely to tone down his fiery public rhetoric.
Julius Malema, leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters, at the opening of parliament in Cape Town in 2024Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg

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A publicity stunt has come back to haunt Julius Malema, the rabble-rousing South African politician.