The civil rights organisation AfriForum announced that Julius Malema and the EFF had paid them an amount of R126 703,59 after Judge Baqwa of the North Gauteng High Court had made a punitive cost order on the 12th September 2017.
A warrant to seize movable assets belonging to the EFF and its leader was obtained earlier this month to retrieve R337, 758.00 in legal fees.
The Court issued two cost orders against Malema and up until Tuesday they failed to pay.
The CEO of Afriforum Kallie Kriel welcomed the payment and said it sends a clear message that nobody is above the law.
He said it was not the end of the road though, as Malema still owes them R211 005,09.
In March last year, the high court ruled in favour of AfriForum and granted it an interdict against Malema to stop encouraging supporters to occupy vacant land.
Malema and his party then applied for the interdict to be set aside. The application was scheduled to be heard on 12 September 2017, but the court postponed the hearing due to late filing of heads of arguments by Malema and the EFF.
The court then issued a punitive cost order against him and the red berets.
In another court appearance in March this year, legal representatives for Malema and the EFF failed to turn up in court, and the judge ruled in favour of AfriForum and issued another cost order against them.
A case of contempt of court against Malema was also filed and is scheduled to be heard later this month
