EFF leader Julius Malema said on Wednesday that a common assault case against him and party spokesperson Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi was “useless” and a waste of time.
Malema and Ndlozi are accused of assaulting a police officer at Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's funeral in April 2018.
They appeared in the Randburg magistrate's court on Wednesday, flanked by party leaders including Dali Mpofu, Godrich Gardee and Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi
The matter was postponed to March 10 2020 for trial.
Magistrate Liesl Davis said representations and the disclosure of the docket would be made before the trial date.
“It's a waste of time ... It's a useless case. It's a common assault case. It's a waste of the court's time,” Malema told journalists after his appearance.
“That is what white people do when they disagree with you. They take you to court,” he said, referring to the case.
“We are happy to be dragged by the Boers to court. We don't even feel bad. The only regret we have is we didn't take decisive action at that time. We should have decisively dealt with the man.”