The brothers, together with their co-accused, Elizabeth Surtee who is their mother, and another family member, Doreen Moseki, are expected to appear in court on August 5 where new dates for their trial will be set. The four are accused of attempting to rob Bank of Baroda of P1 million and threatening to use violence on the bank's managing director, Kadayam Ramasubramoney. In another unrelated matter, the Mzwinila brothers have also been remanded in custody in a case where they are suspected of breaking into Riverwalk Home Corp and stealing electronic equipment valued at around P254,595.52. In this case they are also charged with their mother Surtee, an Isaac Nyoni and Bikie Letsididi, who is a teacher at Kgale Hill Secondary School in Gaborone. In this case Extension ll Magistrate Faith Dlamini-Ngandu remanded the Mzwinila brothers and Nyoni, while Surtee and Letsididi are out on bail.
The brothers have been blamed for delaying the case last year after they were arrested in South Africa. The Mzwinila brothers have vehemently opposed their remand in both cases. They told the court that they did not abscond nor escape during the Bank of Baroda case.
