Leading the state's case, chief state prosecutor, Letlhogonolo Phuthego told the court that the state had finished all investigations and it was ready to set the dates and proceed with the trial.
Phuthego said that the state had withdrawn the charges against the four because it did not have evidence linking them to this fraud case. This came after one of the co-accused Kudzani Gaabopiwe's lawyer Herbert sikhakhane sought to know why the prosecution had withdrawn the charges.