KUGOMPO CITY, South Africa – A magistrate’s court handed down a prison sentence Thursday to Julius Malema, a leading South African opposition figure, for discharging a rifle into the air during a political gathering.
The prominent politician faced conviction last year on multiple weapons-related charges, including illegal firearm possession and firing a weapon in a public area, stemming from an incident that occurred in 2018.
Malema ranks among South Africa’s most well-known political figures in the opposition movement.
