Case against Judge Phahlane, IPHC’s Sandlana postponed to 23 July

The case against Pretoria High Court Judge Portia Phahlane and prominent faction leader of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC), Bhekumuzi Sandlana, has been postponed to the 23rd of July at the request of the defence and for further investigation.
Two of the three co-accused made a brief appearance at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court alongside them, a little earlier.
However, accused number one, Katlego Phahlane, the son of Judge Phahlane, was absent.
He reportedly has health issues, and a warrant for his arrest has been issued.
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The accused face 19 counts of corruption and money laundering among them.
It is alleged that between 2021 and 2022, Sandlana and his spokesperson Vusi Ndala, paid about R2.4 million into various bank accounts for the benefit of Judge Phahlane in order for her to rule in his favour in the ongoing IPHC church leadership dispute.
Magistrate Nica Setshogoe says, “The court has heard the application from the state for further investigations duly outlined before court and the reasons and the state indicated the submissions made by the defense that the matter be postponed finally for further investigations is granted by the court and the date that is granted is the 23rd of July.”
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