Malema to face prosecution over EC school principal rape allegation

EFF leader Julius Malema is set to face prosecution for crimen injuria after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) accepted representations by AfriForum’s private prosecution unit over his public claims that a former school principal raped a seven-year-old girl.

The NPA’s subsequent decision specifically confirms an instruction to prosecute Malema on a charge of crimen injuria.

The complaint against Malema stems from statements he made on 6 April 2025 at the party’s Land Reclamation Day at the Sophiatown Extreme Park in Johannesburg. At this event, Malema publicly claimed that a school principal raped a seven-year-old girl and alleged that the principal was being treated differently from other suspects. Malema also suggested that the principal may have committed similar offences in the past.