Court orders Ngizwe Mchunu to cease defamatory statements against Julius Malema.
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.
The retraction specifically addresses several severe allegations Mchunu had previously leveled against the EFF leader. Among the retracted statements were unfounded claims that Malema had received 60 million from Nigerian drug dealers and illegal foreigners to protect them, alongside assertions that Malema had looted the collapsed VBS Mutual Bank and misappropriated funds in Ekurhuleni and through On Point Engineering.
