Ngizwe Mchunu delivers a public apology to the High Court and Julius Malema following his contempt ruling.
Ngizwe Mchunu has issued an unreserved public apology to the High Court and EFF leader Julius Malema after being found guilty of contempt of court for violating previous court orders that barred him from repeating certain allegations and insults directed at the opposition politician.
The contempt finding stems from a series of statements in which Mchunu accused Malema of receiving money from Nigerian drug dealers and illegal foreign nationals, and alleged he benefited from corruption linked to VBS Mutual Bank and On Point Engineering. He also referred to him as a “dog”, a “political devil” and a “dead snake”.
The court found that Mchunu unlawfully republished the prohibited statements on May 20 and 21, 2026, despite earlier orders restraining him from doing so.
The Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria, sitting before Judge Labuschagne on June 5, 2026, found Mchunu guilty of contempt of court for intentionally disobeying orders issued by Judge Khumalo on May 12 and Acting Judge Lukhaimane on May 19, 2026.
