JOHANNESBURG{{ (Reuters)}} – {A South African judge struck the corruption case against fiery opposition politician Julius Malema off the roll on Tuesday, saying that the firebrand leader had waited too long for the trial.}<\/p>\n
Malema was charged with money laundering, racketeering and corruption related to a government contract worth 52 million rand ($4 million) awarded by a provincial department to a company in which he held a stake through his family trust.<\/p>\n
The charges against Malema were first brought by prosecutors in September, 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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