The Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda grants Julius Malema leave to appeal both his firearm conviction and his five-year sentence. The decision allows him to challenge the conviction after earlier proceedings had limited his appeal to sentencing.
According to reporting, a magistrate had previously granted Malema leave to appeal only the sentence, not the underlying conviction. The High Court’s ruling expands the scope of the appeal, enabling the case to proceed on the conviction as well as the punishment.
The sources presented here focus on the procedural outcome—what the courts allow Malema to appeal—without providing additional detail on the underlying facts of the firearm case or the legal arguments being made for the appeal.
