The Citizen Oct 04
ANCYL slams AfriForum over Mbalula’s prosecution:
Mbalula faces crimen injuria charges.
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ANCYL Urges Reversal of Mbalula ProsecutionThe NPA confirmed crimen injuria charges against Mbalula over comments made in April 2025.
Key FactsOct 4, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: citizen.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: citizen.co.za
- The NPA confirmed it would prosecute Mbalula over comments he made in April 2025.
- According to the report, Mbalula falsely accused an Eastern Cape man of child rape.
- The case has been pursued through AfriForum’s Private Prosecutions Unit.
- The ANCYL called the prosecution politically motivated and urged the NPA to review its decision.
We will not be told to be overly cautious. To be silent, or to apologise for speaking out, is to betray every survivor and every family that has buried a daughter, a mother or a sister,— Tsakani Shiviti, ANCYL spokesperson, describing the prosecution of Mbalula in a weekend statement
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- Mbalula faces a crimen injuria charge over alleged remarks about former Bergview College principal Jaco Pieterse.
- The NPA declined to prosecute anyone in May 2025, saying examinations found no evidence of rape or sexual assault.
- AfriForum’s private prosecution unit announced the decision to prosecute Monday; NPA spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago confirmed it last week.
- The ANC called AfriForum racist and questioned whether its announcement, rather than the NPA’s, was potentially corrupt.
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- Following AfriForum’s representations, the NPA decided to prosecute Mbalula for crimen injuria; formal charges reportedly remain pending.
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- Stepping aside would not constitute a conviction but a temporary political safeguard; Mbalula remains innocent unless his guilt is proven.
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Sit down.— Fikile Mbalula told Patrice Motsepe at an ANC gathering to sit down.
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- The rule adopted at Nasrec in 2017 requires people charged with corruption or other serious crimes to leave party or government positions.
- The decision followed AfriForum’s July 28 submission and concerns Mbalula’s April 1, 2025 remarks about AfriForum and Jaco Pieterse.
- AfriForum spokesperson Barry Bateman accused Mbalula of publicly labeling a teacher a child rapist and degrading him without evidence.
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