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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gerald Imray

Far-left South African politician says the UK denied him a visa to speak at Cambridge University

South Africa UK Opposition Politician - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A far-left South African politician renowned for his anti-West rhetoric accused U.K. authorities Wednesday of denying him a visa to speak at an event at Cambridge University for political reasons.

Julius Malema, the leader of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters opposition party, said the decision was effectively a ban on him addressing students and “an attempt to silence a dissenting political perspective.”

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