Crime Intelligence head Khumalo must wait until Nov to see if he can return to work

Crime Intelligence boss, Dumisani Khumalo, will have to wait until November to see whether he can return to work.

On Wednesday, Khumalo and two of his co-accused, implicated in a fraud and corruption case, appeared in the Pretoria Regional Court.

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They're seeking to have their bail conditions relaxed so that they can return to work.

But due to the magistrate recusing himself in the matter, the issue of their bail amendment was delayed.

Arrested in June on charges of fraud and corruption Khumalo has not been allowed to return to his office due to his bail conditions.

Khumalo and five other senior Crime Intelligence officials are charged with fraud and corruption related to the appointment of 30-year-old Dineo Mokwele to an executive position within the unit, despite her not having any previous policing experience.

Mokwele has been charged with falsifying her CV.

In August, Khumalo, Precious Madondo and Josias Lekalakala launched an urgent application to have their bail conditions relaxed so that they can return to work.

But the matter has yet to be heard, with the magistrate presiding over the case recusing himself on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, before the Pretoria Regional Court, the State said it would launch a review application in the high court to set aside the decision of Magistrate Vusimuzi Mahlangu to recuse himself in the matter.

And until that process is concluded, Khumalo, Madondo and Lekalakala are prohibited from returning to work.