The six accused have been indicted on charges of murder, attempted murder and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.

Deokaran was gunned down in an apparent hit outside her Joburg home in August 2021.

Court proceedings in the Jacob Zuma/Thales corruption trial was postponed again after the former president's application to stay them.

Former president Jacob Zuma has repeatedly been accused of employing a ‘Stalingrad’ strategy to try and delay his day in court for as long as possible.

This pending the finalisation of Zuma’s application to SCA Judge President Mandisa Maya to reconsider her court’s refusal of his application for leave to appeal the outcome of his special plea.

The State on Monday hit back at former President Jacob Zuma's legal team's argument that Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Piet Koen has no real choice but to postpone his corruption trial against the backdrop of his appeal against the outcome of his special plea.

The case resumed a short on Monday with Zuma not in court as he’s apparently unwell. But his counsel, Dali Mpofu SC, who was there started addressing the court on their application for postponement of the start of the trial proceedings.

The former president isn't in court for the start of his trial as he's apparently unwell.

The former president's legal team expected to ask for another postponement.