The corruption trial of former Crime Intelligence head Richard Mdluli and his two co-accused has been postponed to Monday, 16 November 2026, after Mdluli was booked off sick.

On Monday, 9 November case at the Pretoria High Court, the case was due to continue with a trial-within-a-trial examining the legality of search warrants used during the investigation and whether documents seized from properties in Brackenfell and Brooklyn can be admitted as evidence.

Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) spokesperson Henry Mamothame confirmed that the State has completed presenting its evidence-in-chief through its first witness, retired Colonel Kobus Roelofse, a former investigator with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) and IDAC. The witness was undergoing cross-examination by the defence when proceedings were interrupted.

Mdluli stands trial alongside former SAPS supply chain manager Heine Barnard and former Crime Intelligence chief financial officer Solomon Lazarus. The trio faces 19 charges, including corruption, fraud, theft, contraventions of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act and defeating the ends of justice.

The charges relate to the alleged misuse of the SAPS Crime Intelligence secret service account between 2008 and 2012. The State alleges that millions of rand meant for covert police operations were diverted for personal benefit.

Among the allegations are funding private trips to China and Singapore, the personal use of a witness protection house in Boksburg and leasing Mdluli’s private townhouse in Gordon’s Bay to the State, with rental payments allegedly used to settle his home loan.

All three accused have pleaded not guilty.

The case has faced years of delays, including disputes over Mdluli’s legal representation and repeated postponements. The trial is expected to resume on 16 November, with the court continuing to hear arguments over the admissibility of the disputed evidence.

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