Ngizwe Mchunu retracts defamatory statements against Julius Malema following court ruling

Controversial media figure Ngizwe Mlando Mchunu has issued a formal, unconditional public apology and retraction to Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) President Julius Malema.

This comes in the wake of two binding court orders handed down in May 2026, compelling Mchunu to legally answer for a series of highly inflammatory and defamatory remarks made against the political leader.

In a statement on Thursday, Mchunu stated that after seeking legal counsel, he had come to a full appreciation of the legal implications of the directives and chose to profusely apologise to Malema while committing to refrain from publishing similar impugned statements in the future.

I won’t speak about a dead snake, Julius Malema is like a dead snake something that won’t wake up,

Mchunu said in the translated transcript before adding that Malema “must go to jail”.

Mchunu also referred to Malema as “a political devil” and claimed that “the president is scared of him”.

The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruled that the statements constituted defamatory conduct and ordered Mchunu not to repeat the allegations “explicitly, impliedly, or otherwise”.

Concluding his legal compliance statement, Mchunu called upon the general public and his base of supporters to accept his decision and the formal retraction.