The trial of Julius Malema, the leader of South Africa’s second-biggest 
opposition party, for fraud, money laundering, corruption and 
racketeering was postponed until Tuesday, the Johannesburg-based 
ENCA television station said.
The charges are related to a tender worth about 52 million rand 
($4.1 million) awarded by the Limpopo provincial roads and 
transport department to a company in which Malema, 34, 
held an indirect holding through his Ratanang Family Trust, 
according to the Johannesburg-based New Age newspaper. 
Malema, who formed the Economic Freedom Fighters after 
the ruling African National Congress expelled him three years ago, 
denies the charges.
The trial, which was postponed in September, is taking place in 
the city of Polokwane, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) north 
of Johannesburg. and is expected to be concluded by Sept. 10, 
National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Luvuyo Mfaku said 
by phone Monday. The hearing was postponed to allow lawyers 
to confer, ENCA said.
The EFF won 6.4 percent of the vote in the May 2014 election, 
while the ANC’s support fell to 62.2 percent from 65.9 percent in 
2009.