Firebrand EFF leader Julius Malema, who stands accused of discharging a firearm in public, spoke publicly for the first time on Thursday about his court case, describing the charges against him as “frivolous, petty and nonsensical”. Malema said the state did not have a watertight case against him, and that after it had presented its case, he would, through his legal team, apply for charges against him to be withdrawn.