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Malema loses bodyguards

Police bodyguards assigned to ANC Youth League president Julius Malema have been removed after a new threat assessment was undertaken by the police. Police spokesperson Colonel Vishnu Naidoo wouldn't reveal how much Malema's guards had cost the taxpayer, saying it was classified information (because if we know how much it costs us as taxpayers, we'll be able to tell what level of protection Malema got). Read more: Sapa, via TimesLive

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