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title: "Watch: Julius Malema — Conviction, sentencing, and the battle for the JSC"
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  - name: "Nonkululeko Njilo"
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# Watch: Julius Malema — Conviction, sentencing, and the battle for the JSC

> [YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTeQC147AZ8)

By Greg Nicolson and Nonkululeko Njilo · Published 21 May 2026, 21:26 SAST

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## Content

*[Watch video on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-05-21-watch-julius-malema-conviction-sentencing-and-the-battle-for-the-jsc/)*

Can a man sentenced to five years’ imprisonment fairly participate in the appointment of the nation’s judges? Despite his recent stadium-shooting conviction, Julius Malema retains his seat on the Judicial Service Commission, sparking a legal firestorm. In this episode, Greg Nicolson and Nonkuleko Njilo unpack the Helen Suzman Foundation’s high-stakes court bid to remove Malema and explore the fallout of having a convicted leader vetting the Bench.

Read more [here](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-helen-suzman-foundation-heads-to-court-over-malemas-participation-on-the-jsc/?dm_source=blocks-horizontal&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform).

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