Zietta Janse van Rensburg has not had her day in court yet. On Monday, a new date was set for her trial on fraud, uttering and forgery charges.

This follows after Janse van Rensburg’s D-Day for trial had to be postponed on Monday, February 17, when the recording devices at Malalane Periodical Court had technical issues. Magistrate Jacob Mamabolo then postponed the hearing to April 24 and 25.

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On April 10, Janse van Rensburg wrote to State Prosecutor Tobie Steyn and said: “As noted, there are many public and school holidays in that period. It is my father’s birthday April 23. I kindly request that if there is any issue that might hinder the proceedings that I am advised in order to spend the first birthday with my father since my studies (2003) and the first ever birthday where my children can spend it with their grandfather. I will preliminarily book the flights for our return on April 23, but it would be highly appreciated if we can extend it with the benefit of the extra days. My last visits to Port Elizabeth were for my mother’s passing July 2021 and my father’s second heart bypass February 2024.”

After having obtained Magistrate Jacob Mamabolo’s approval, the case was postponed by agreement between the parties to May 12 at the Malalane Periodical Court.

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Her legal representative, Adv Hennie van Rensburg, also withdrew from the case. In a note to Steyn, he wrote: “Due to non-compliance and receiving no instructions from Mrs J van Rensburg. I hereby withdraw from the case as legal representative. I am not in a position to continue due to lack of instructions, co-operation and a breach of trust envisages failing that the matter should continue on the dates agreed upon, being April 24 and 25. Unless I receive direct instructions within the next 48 hours, I withdraw indefinitely.”

On Monday, Janse van Rensburg was back at the Malalane Periodical Court and informed the court that Adv van Rensburg would once again be representing her.

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The court informed Janse van Rensburg that they could not accept her word about the reinstatement of her legal representative and instructed her to have Adv van Rensburg formally let them know whether he was going to appear on her behalf.

The case was postponed to June 25.