{
  "id": 4663850,
  "title": "Malema ordered to apologise to Judge Matojane and JSC by 30 September",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/malema-ordered-to-apologise-to-judge-matojane-and-jsc-by-30-september",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2026-08-31-malema-ordered-to-apologise-to-judge-matojane-and-jsc-by-30-september/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has mandated EFF leader Julius Malema to deliver an apology to Judge Elias Matojane and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) by 30 September 2026. This requirement arose from Malema's probing questions about a previous ruling during a 2021 Judicial Service Commission (JSC) investigation. Malema's inquiries regarding a former finance minister's financial obligation to the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) prompted complaints to the Ethics Committee, which found him in violation of various sections of the Code of Ethical Conduct. Despite Malema's subsequent review application in the Western Cape High Court, the court dismissed his grounds of review in May 2025. Consequently, Didiza ordered Malema to apologize in the House no later than February 2026, following a referral by the National Assembly Speaker. EFF MP Sinawo Thambo will also submit an apology on a separate matter by the same deadline.",
  "summary": "EFF leader Julius Malema has been ordered by a parliamentary committee to tender an apology to a Supreme Court of Appeal judge and the Judicial Services Commission no later than September 30.",
  "key_points": [
    "EFF leader Julius Malema ordered to apologize to Judge Elias Matojane and JSC by 30 September 2026.",
    "Malema's probing questions during 2021 JSC investigation led to complaints to Ethics Committee.",
    "National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza mandated Malema's apology in the House by February 2026."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}