EFF leader, Malema Sentenced to five years behind bars

The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison on five

counts in South Africa on Thursday 16th April 2026. Is this the end of EFF, or the derailment of Pan-Africanism memomentum? Or is this also politically motivated driven by the far-right Afrikans movement supported by Elon Musk and co. Malema is free to appeal to the court's decision, however many are wondering if this is a political witch hunt orchestrated by the Boers and sponsored by the imperial masters who would not allow a young conscious leader like Malema to take power.