{"id":56139,"date":"2026-04-15T15:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=56139"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:00:42","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignlebo-keswa-drags-julius-malema-again-as-online-feud-escalates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/15\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignlebo-keswa-drags-julius-malema-again-as-online-feud-escalates\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebo Keswa drags Julius Malema again as online feud escalates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_190490\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190490\" class=\"wp-image-190490 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lebo-Keswa-drags-Julius-Malema-again-as-online-feud-escalates.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lebo-Keswa-drags-Julius-Malema-again-as-online-feud-escalates.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lebo-Keswa-Julius-Malema-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-190490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lebo Keswa and Julius Malema\u2019s feud on X<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lebo Keswa has reignited her public clash with Julius Malema, keeping their ongoing online feud firmly in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>The drama, which has been playing out on X, stems from Keswa\u2019s earlier claims that she once worked closely with Malema during his time in the African National Congress.<\/p>\n<p>She alleged that she acted as a ghostwriter and was involved in communications alongside ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula.<\/p>\n<p>Malema was quick to shut down the claims, firmly denying any association.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange soon turned heated, with Keswa firing back with personal remarks, including calling him \u201cthe president of illegal immigrants and Nigerians.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ok Sir CIC, The Honourable President of Illegal Immigrants and Nigerians\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec You\u2019re right Sir\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffd\u261d\ud83c\udffd <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lebo Keswa (@LeboMKeswa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeboMKeswa\/status\/2043430671096438970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The EFF leader responded with a blunt warning, telling her to stop dragging his name into what he described as \u201crubbish\u201d and making it clear that the matter had become personal.<\/p>\n<p>Refusing to back down, Keswa escalated things further by sharing a screenshot of Malema\u2019s response and reposting commentary from other users.<\/p>\n<p>One post she amplified referenced an old Economic Freedom Fighters student election poster featuring Malema\u2019s slogan \u201cVictory or Death!\u201d, with a user questioning, \u201cwhose death it was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her reaction to the exchange drew mixed responses online, with some users mocking her persistence while others followed the unfolding drama closely.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mine\ud83d\ude29\ud83d\ude29\ud83d\ude29\ud83d\ude29\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83e\udd74\ud83e\udd74\ud83e\udd74. I\u2019m so scared\ud83d\ude29\ud83d\ude29\ud83d\ude29  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q6nzWC7ov7\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/q6nzWC7ov7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lebo Keswa (@LeboMKeswa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeboMKeswa\/status\/2043958227075797245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Lebo #Keswa #drags #Julius #Malema #online #feud #escalates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Lebo Keswa and Julius Malema\u2019s feud on X Lebo Keswa has reignited her public clash with Julius Malema, keeping&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56139"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56141,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56139\/revisions\/56141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}