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WATCH: Whistleblower Babita Deokaran’s murder trial back in court

The case was remanded to August 7 in the Johannesburg High Court because the counsel representing accused number 2 was not well.

The trial of the six men accused of arranging a hit on whistleblower Babita Deokaran is set to resume in the Johannesburg High Court on Monday.

Phakamani Hadebe, Zitha Radebe, Phinda Ndlovu, Sanele Mbhele, Siphiwe Mazibuko and Siphakanyiswa Dladla appeared briefly before the Court on July 17.

The accused in the Deokaran murder case in the Johannesburg High Court are Phakamani Vincent Hadebe, Nhlangane Phinda Ndlovu, Sanele Mbhele, Siphakanyiswa Dladla, Zitha Radebe and Siphiwe Thabane Mazibuko.

They stand accused of the murder of the alleged whistleblower who was fatally shot outside of her Winchester Hills home on August 23, 2021.

Deokaran was the chief director of financial accounting at the Gauteng Department of Health.

WATCH: Forensic report still outstanding on Deokaran’s murder

The accused have been in prison with no bail since their arrest in 2021. They are expected to plead when the case resumes.

While the Hawks previously insisted more arrests were imminent, almost two years later, the six men remain only as suspects before court.

Action SA members have today joined the AOTA members singing and chanting outside the Johannesburg High Court carrying placards and demanding justice.

WATCH: Whistleblower Babita Deokaran’s murder trial begins

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