South Africa's ANC will announce its ruling next week on disciplinary charges against its youth leader Julius Malema, a senior official said, as the ruling party wrapped up a hearing on Sunday that may derail the career of the populist firebrand. The African National Congress (ANC) began a disciplinary hearing in early September against Malema, who has been charged with sowing dissension in its ranks.
"We are hearing the final arguments today. We will call a press conference during the course of the week to inform members about our ruling," Derek Hanekom, chairman of the ANC disciplinary committee said on Sunday.
Malema, 30, seen as a potential future ANC leader, faces suspension or expulsion from the party if found guilty. He has unnerved investors with his calls to nationalise mines, seize white-owned land and a declaration of "economic war" on the white minority that still controls much of Africa's largest economy.
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