ANC Parliamentary Caucus condemns Mr Malema’s disruptive conduct in the Section 89 Committee

06 August 2026

The African National Congress (ANC) Parliamentary Caucus strongly condemns the conduct of the Leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Mr Julius Malema, during yesterday’s virtual proceedings of the Section 89 Impeachment Committee.

Mr Malema launched an unwarranted verbal attack on ANC Member of Parliament Cde Cameron Dugmore after Cde Dugmore rightly called on him to comply with Parliament’s Rules and established parliamentary decorum by addressing Members in the appropriate parliamentary manner.

Instead of respecting the Rules of the House, Mr Malema responded with hostility, personal insults and disruptive conduct that undermined the dignity of Parliament. He responded with an angry outburst, falsely accusing Cde Dugmore of being a “bloody racist” and a “clown,” “whose skin” is damaged by the sun.

Such inflammatory and personal insults were entirely unwarranted and fell far short of the standards of conduct and parliamentary decorum expected of Members of Parliament.

The facts are clear. Cde Dugmore simply stated that he had participated in the struggle against apartheid when Mr Malema was still a child.