00:00South African politician Julius Malema has been found guilty of hate speech
00:05for comments he made at a 2022 political rally.
00:09No white man is going to beat me up, Malema said.
00:12You must never be scared to kill.
00:15The country's Equality Court ruled that the statement demonstrated an intent to incite harm.
00:21But Malema's far-left Economic Freedom Fighters Party said it had been taken out of context.
00:26Malema featured in a video U.S. President Donald Trump played to South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa
00:33during a meeting at the White House earlier this year.
00:37Trump falsely accused the South African government of sanctioning the murder of white farmers
00:42in order to steal their land.
00:45The U.S. has since cut all financial aid to South Africa's government,
00:49alleging anti-white and anti-American policies.
00:52Malema was previously found guilty of hate speech in a separate case
00:58for repeating an anti-apartheid-era chant at rallies.
01:02That verdict was later overturned.
01:06No order has yet been made regarding Malema's punishment in this latest case.
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