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You are doing this so we can move on from this and focus on our mission, not on Malema,\u201d she said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reaction online and what happens next<\/h2>\n<p>Even with Ngobese-Zuma\u2019s encouragement, Mchunu stuck to his position. His refusal has sparked debate online, with users split over his defiance and what it could mean for enforcing the court\u2019s order, as well as the wider friction between the two high-profile figures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ngizwe Mchunu has said he will not apologise to Julius Malema, even after a Gauteng High Court decision ruled in Malema\u2019s favour in a defamation matter and ordered Mchunu to issue a formal apology. 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