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Malema supported outside court─── 13:31 Tue, 30 Sep 2014
Polokwane - A large crowd cheered as EFF leader Julius Malema walked onto a stage set up near the Polokwane High Court today after his corruption trial was postponed for almost a year.
EFF spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi began chanting "Hands off our commander and chief, hands off".
Malema and his co-accused, On-Point Engineering directors Lesiba Gwangwa and Kagisho Dichabe and two companies, On-Point Engineering and Gwama Properties, face charges of racketeering and 52 other counts, including fraud.
In March, corruption charges against Malema's business associates Selbie Manthatha, his wife Helen Moreroa and his brother Makgetsi Manthatha were withdrawn.
The State alleges Malema substantially benefited from the tender payment to On-Point, using it to buy a farm and a Mercedes-Benz.
The trial against Malema and his co-accused was postponed to August 3 next year because not all counsel were available.
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