Former Member of Parliament Zizi Kodwa and his co-accused EOH Group senior executive, Jehan Mackay, appeared briefly at the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Palm Ridge today where their matter was postponed because Director of Public Prosecutions has not yet responded.

A WAITING GAME

National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane said the delays were necessary because of the extensive work behind the investigations into the matter.

"The matter has been postponed because the decision from the Director of Public Prosecutions is still not ready," said Mjonondwane.

The duo is currently out on R30 000 bail and intend to plead not guilty during the trial.

Kodwa's defence Advocate Zola Majavu confirmed that the DPP was looking into Kodwa and Mackay's application to have their charges withdrawn.

"He did confirm that the request for more time is simply to enable him to deal with both representations on a once-off basis and the fact that we referred directly to him is not a factor that would have contributed to the delay. For the reasons that he disclosed to us, we were satisfied that in all fairness [that] an extra two weeks would not cause the skies to come down."

REQUEST FOR LAST POSTPONEMENT

Majavu indicated that he received instruction from Kodwa to request the court to make this postponement the last one.

"I have no reason to doubt that the DPP and his team will come through on the date as discussed but my client's expressed instruction is simply to say to the court his life is currently hold on."

Kodwa and Mackay are facing corruption charges in terms of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act (Precca) and the Prevention of Organised Crime Act.

It is alleged that Kodwa received bribes from Mackay to the tune of R1.6 million between April 2015 to February 2018 in the form of cash, luxury accommodation and other gratifications.