Expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema will answer to charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering in a R100-million graft case that aims to bring down the so-called "Limpopo mafia".
The Sunday Times can reveal that Malema is listed as "accused No 10" on the charge sheet. He is accused with five individuals and four companies, and will appear in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court this week. He is likely to be formally charged and released on bail.
Among those who will join Malema in the dock are:
■Malema's business partner, Lesiba Gwangwa;
■On Point Engineering, of which Gwangwa is a director and in which Malema holds shares through the Ratanang Family Trust;
■Selby Manthata, the business partner of Malema's ally, Limpopo premier Cassel Mathale;
■Malema-linked company Gwama Properties, which Malema and Gwangwa used to buy a number of properties, including houses, farms and open plots;
■Segwalo Consulting; and
■Oceansite Trading.
Mathale and his wife are not among the accused.
According to insiders, Malema has been charged individually. His family trust fund, Ratanang, is not an accused.
His arrest warrant was issued on Friday.
He has already claimed that the warrant was politically motivated in a bid to silence him.
This has implications for Malema's properties, as he could lose some of them if Gwama Properties is successfully prosecuted.
On Point Engineering won a contract with the Limpopo Department of Roads and Transport, which effectively put the company in charge of directly influencing tenders.