JUST IN:
Julius Malema has filed an urgent contempt of court application in the High Court, Pretoria, against Ngizwe Mchunu.
The application seeks an order declaring Mchunu guilty of contempt of court and sentencing him to 6 months' imprisonment without the option of a fine.
Mchunu intentionally and unlawfully continued making defamatory statements about the CIC in defiance of a court order granted on 5 June 2026, and intentionally and unlawfully refused to comply with and respect that order.
The matter is scheduled to be heard on 17 June 2026.