Malema caught speeding at 215km/h

Johannesburg - Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema was arrested on Thursday evening for speeding, Gauteng traffic police said.

"Mr Julius Malema was arrested by the high speed unit in the Vaal on the N1 driving 215km/h in a 120km/h zone," spokesperson Busaphi Nxumalo said.

"They are still busy detaining him," she said at 19:25.

Malema would be detained at a police station in the Vaal.

Further details were not immediately available, Nxumalo said.