Malema will not appear in court over charges of call to invade unoccupied land
EFF leader Julius Malema will not appear in the Newcastle Magistrate’s Court to face charges over calls he made for his supporters to invade unoccupied land.Malema was due to make another appearance in court on Friday, but instead will be represented by his lawyers.EFF spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi confirmed on Friday that Malema will not be physically present in court but did not state why this was the case.The Newcastle court manager confirmed the matter was not proceeding on Friday and would be adjourned. She said no reason had been given as to why the case was not going ahead.In June last year‚ Malema told supporters in the northern KwaZulu-Natal town of Newcastle that white people can’t claim ownership of land because it belongs to the country’s black African majority.In 2014 he told the EFF ’s elective conference in Bloemfontein: "We’re going to occupy the unoccupied land because we need land. For us to eat‚ we must have the land. For us to work‚ we must have the land. I come ...
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