NATIONAL NEWS - Strong support was met by complete outrage from various sectors yesterday when AfriForum announced it would launch a private prosecution of EFF leader Julius Malema for alleged corruption.

One political analyst described the decision as a sign of the minority civil rights group being “either very stupid or very selfish”, while another believes they have a very strong case.

AfriForum themselves said that, had the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) done their job, it would not be necessary for them to target high-profile individuals for private prosecution.

AfriForum defended what some have branded an attempt at politicking when they announced Malema as the target of a private prosecution on charges of fraud and corruption.

“It is actually the NPA that decides which cases we should take on, by not doing their job because of political and other reasons,” AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel said.

Political analyst Professor Stephen Friedman said: “AfriForum and [Advocate Gerrie] Nel are either very stupid or very selfish. When their legal unit started, we were told that they would go after corrupt people in government.

Read more on the Caxton publication, The Citizen.