{"id":355604,"date":"2026-07-30T16:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/355604\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:12:10","slug":"julius-malema-explains-why-he-supported-andrea-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/355604\/","title":{"rendered":"Julius Malema explains why he supported Andrea Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\tMalema said it is possible that Johnson misled him and other ad hoc committee members\n\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EFF leader Julius Malema has explained why he described the disgraced, former head of Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) Andrea Johnson to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malema compared Johnson to Madikizela-Mandela when she appeared at parliament\u2019s Ad Hoc committee investigating the claims by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSitting here, for me, this is quality leadership coming from a black woman. You answer questions properly, give us information well articulated. There will be more challenges, they come inherently with being a female leader.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe all have issues we might not have handled properly; it\u2019s part of growth, its part of becoming experienced and dealing with matters differently going forward\u2026 I thought Winnie Mandela died but Winnie Mandela has multiplied,\u201d said Malema at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven months later, Johnson has resigned as the head of Idac after her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/news\/flip-flop-knee-jerk-johnson-idac-bible\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/news\/flip-flop-knee-jerk-johnson-idac-bible\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">leadership was scrutinised<\/a> at the Madlanga commission. President Cyril Ramaphosa accepted her immediate resignation on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speculation has emerged in the last few days on whether Malema was involved in some of the irregularities within Idac because of his relationship with deputy head of Crime Intelligence Feroz Khan.<\/p>\n<p>Malema on Andrea Johnson<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a media briefing on Thursday, Malema explained that it is possible that Johnson misled him and other ad hoc committee members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy comparison to Winnie Mandela is in comparison to what she presented at the ad hoc committee. The ad hoc committee and the Madlanga commission are not the same thing and they do not use the same style of investigation and the same style of interrogation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe might have impressed me at that ad hoc committee and impressed me in the Madlanga commission, I do not know. Or in the Madlanga commission, she might have said things that were not put forward in the ad hoc committee, and therefore comparing the two would be unreasonable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe reality of the situation is that you are going to have two reports, there is going to be a Madlanga commission report and there is going to be an ad hoc committee report. They may not say the same thing; they may also say the same thing. So, it all depends on the facts that were presented and the evidence that was presented,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Andrea Johnson\u2019s testimony<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malema told reporters that he has not seen Johnson\u2019s testimony at the Madlanga commission because of personal and EFF commitments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have no privilege of watching, so I will make time. I do not know when because it is going to become more and more busy now, and that is what we are obsessed with now, running a well-oiled machine towards victory on 4 November,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malema said even if he had been watching Johnson\u2019s testimony, he would still be unable to comment on the matter because he is a member of the ad hoc committee that interviewed Johnson, which is currently finalising its report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI cannot give views here, and give views in the ad hoc committee especially, when we are doing the final report.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Interference and Feroz Khan<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He further explained that despite his personal relationship with Khan, he had not shielded him from appearing at the ad hoc committee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/news\/andrea-johnson-feroz-khan-relationship-madlanga-commission\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/news\/andrea-johnson-feroz-khan-relationship-madlanga-commission\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Khan is also expected to appear <\/a>at the Madlanga commission after being linked to a high-profile corruption and precious minerals syndicate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf there is anything wrong that Khan has done, then the Madlanga commission must take him on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malema also denied any corrupt relations with Khan.<\/p>\n<p>EFF image<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the EFF\u2019s name coming up several times in testimonies at the Madlanga commission, he said his party has not been affected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no negative perception,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malema said the recent rally that his party had in Limpopo is proof that the EFF is still a well-supported party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Malema said it is possible that Johnson misled him and other ad hoc committee members EFF leader Julius&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355605,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[52],"tags":[16910,6243,6722,2311,131],"class_list":["post-355604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-south-africa","tag-andrea-johnson","tag-economic-freedom-fighters-eff","tag-julius-malema","tag-madlanga-commission","tag-south-africa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/117009812380186299","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}