Malema: ‘My career is over’

South Africa’s Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of the ANC’s Youth League, has admitted his political career is over after his suspension from the ruling party for breaking its internal rules.

The Sunday Times of Johannesburg said Mr Malema, the main force behind a push to nationalise the mines and banks in Africa’s biggest economy, had admitted he was “finished politically” and had decided to go into cattle farming.

“I have 20 cattle now,” he told the paper. “We will breed them, take them to the abattoir, slaughter them and then sell the meat.”

The African National Congress (ANC) suspended Malema for five years earlier this month. He has lodged an appeal against the ruling, although the newspaper report suggests he is not optimistic about the outcome.