Julius Malema Questions SAPS over R368m EFF Shutdown Bill

Julius Malema questions SAPS over R368m EFF shutdown bill

EFF leader Julius Malema has challenged the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) assertion that the party’s March 2023 national shutdown cost the police R368 million, calling the figure implausibly high for a single-day operation. The cost was disclosed by SAPS chief financial officer Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane during her testimony before parliament’s ad hoc committee this week. Breakdown of expenditure Dimpane presented a breakdown of e…

Malema challenges SAPS over R368m EFF shutdown bill

EFF leader Julius Malema pressed the South African Police Service over a R368 million bill said to cover policing for the EFF’s one-day national shutdown on 20 March 2023, reports Cape {town} Etc. The figure emerged when SAPS chief financial officer Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane set out the cost of several major operations during testimony to Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on 25 November 2025. She said the amount reflected the resources used …

MILLIONS FOR A MARCH! MALEMA GRILLS SAPS OVER R368M ‘SHUTDOWN BILL’”

MILLIONS FOR A MARCH! MALEMA GRILLS SAPS OVER R368M ‘SHUTDOWN BILL’” Fireworks erupted as EFF leader Julius Malema demanded answers over the staggering R368 million the SAPS claims to have spent during the party’s nationwide shutdown in March 2023 In a heated exchange, Malema repeatedly pressed officials: “Which one is that? CFO says R368,000… you […] The post MILLIONS FOR A MARCH! MALEMA GRILLS SAPS OVER R368M ‘SHUTDOWN BILL’” first appeared on…

Julius Malema questions SAPS spending R368 million on EFF event

The Economic Freedom Fighters president, Julius Malema, questioned why the South African Police Service spent R368 million deploying members for the EFF shutdown.