Sixty-four people face several charges, including terrorism, in connection with the deadly July 2021 civil unrest. (Nkosikhona Duma/News24)
The State accused the 64 people charged with instigating the July 2021 civil unrest of not taking the criminal case against them seriously after pre-trial proceedings were postponed yet again.
The matter, which has been in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban since January, has now been postponed to the end of July after five of the accused failed to appear in court on Wednesday, citing ill-health and legal representation issues.
Arrest warrants were issued, but the matter was stayed until their next court appearance.
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