By Justin Archer

Julius Malema has for a long time been saying some quite remarkable things. I believe his latest rant takes the cake. Malema, president of the ANC youth league, now wants the international association of athletics, more popularly known as the IAAF, to declare null and void the results of Caster Semenya’s gender tests.

Why Malema is allowed to involve himself to the extent that he does is a question that will almost certainly remain unanswered, but for somebody in his position he certainly likes to make a nuisance of himself, and in so doing is making a right fool of himself. His latest rant comes straight out of nothing, giving no explanation whatsoever as to why he is demanding the results to be declared null and void.

Politics seems to be married to sport in South Africa, even when those politicians involving themselves in sport are meant to have no involvement in the proceedings. But to honest not too many people are aware of the role that the youth league is meant to play, and it seems the youth league itself doesn’t know either.

Malema has rather ironically come out saying that the ANC youth league is going to campaign for Semenya to run as a girl. What exactly Malema aims to do to campaign for the disgraced athlete, especially given the scientific nature for the judgment is beyond me but it’s certain to discredit his profile further. And one should also remember that by being involved in Semenya’s struggle he is at least keeping himself from meddling in other South African politics.

Then there is the advantage of keeping him from getting involved in other South African politics, a great advantage given the mans reputation.