Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema and Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikile Mbalula have never quite exchanged peaceful words on social media.
Here are some of their most memorable twitter wars that kept us glued to our screens.
Malema: “Mbalula can do anything for position. People who prioritise position over everything else are very dangerous (sic).”
#Malema: Mbalula can do anything for position. People who prioritise position over everything else are very dangerous #EFFCoalitionTalks
— EFF Official Account (@EFFSouthAfrica) August 17, 2016
Mbalula: “Malema enjoys playing the man. When politics fail him. He harass and victimise everyone who support the ANC &the makes them feel guilty (sic).”
Malema enjoys playing the man,When politics fail him.He harass and victimise everyone who support the ANC &the makes them feel guilty.
— RSA Min of Sport (@MbalulaFikile) August 17, 2016
Malema: “Hope @MbalulaFikile will also confirm that he was offered the sports ministry by the Gupta’s & unlike Jonas he accepted it& complained later (sic).”
Hope @MbalulaFikile will also confirm that he was offered the sports ministry by the Gupta's & unlike Jonas he accepted it& complained later
— Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema) March 16, 2016
Mbalula: “@Julius_S_Malema I am not accountable to you,and your party please get it right (sic)”.
@Julius_S_Malema I am not accountable to you,and your party please get it right.
— RSA Min of Sport (@MbalulaFikile) March 16, 2016
Malema: “@MbalulaFikile you are accountable to South Africans,stop being a coward. You love a position more than the country,history will judge you (sic).”
@MbalulaFikile you are accountable to South Africans,stop being a coward. You love a position more than the country,history will judge you
— Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema) March 16, 2016
Mbalula: “Remember @Julius_S_Malema I defended you in the ANC against expulsion. You knew that time I wasn’t a coward. History will absolve me (sic).”
Remember @Julius_S_Malema I defended you in the ANC against expulsion. You knew that time I wasn't a coward. History will absolve me.
— RSA Min of Sport (@MbalulaFikile) March 16, 2016
Malema: “Mbalula called me from the mountain to say I must not participate in that process to remove Mbeki (sic)”
Malema: Mbalula called me from the mountain to say I must not participate in that process to remove Mbeki.
— EFF Official Account (@EFFSouthAfrica) February 16, 2016