ANC YOUTH LEAGUE UNFAZED BY MALEMA'S LACKLUSTRE MATRIC RESULTS

Cape Argus Online
October 24 2008

ANC Youth League president Julius Malema scraped through matric with an H in maths and a G in woodwork, both on Standard Grade (SG).

While the league has branded the e-mailed list of Malema's lacklustre results as a "faked" attempt to discredit him, the Cape Argus has established that the results are real.

A senior source at the Department of Education this week confirmed that a digital copy of Malema's results was "genuine".

The e-mail reveals Malema, 27, passed matric with Es in Sepedi HG and second language Afrikaans HG, an F in geography HG, D in history SG and a C in second language English HG, his highest mark.

When initially approached for comment on Malema's results, league spokesman Floyd Shivambu was adamant that they were "fake".

"We became aware of this (e-mail) early last week and regard it as not being a reflection of reality... You can see from how these results were written they are not real."

He added that the league had considered consulting computer experts about establishing the source of the e-mail, which he believed was sent by someone "with an agenda".

Contacted by the Cape Argus yesterday after the Education Department confirmed the results, Shivambu reiterated "as far as we're concerned, these results are not a reflection of reality".

Besides, he said, "we are not preoccupied with personal achievements". "This is not much of a crisis for us; it won't keep us awake at night."

Malema could not be reached for comment. He has previously admitted to failing Grades 8 and 9 because he was so excited about joining the Congress of South African Students.

Despite his results, he successfully registered for a Unisa law degree.