Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie were arrested and charged with planning terrorist attacks in South Africa against the UK, US, Russian and French embassies, various Jewish interests, Shi'a mosques, and state-owned arms manufacturer Denel cartoonist Zapiro – for drawing cartoons of the prophet Mohamed (PBUH).
The Thulsies were indicted under the then untested 2005 Protection of Constitutional Democracy Against Terrorists and Related Activities Act or the "Terrorism Act" and face possible life imprisonment if convicted.
After five years behind bars, they are no closer to the trial's start and are now fighting the delays. They appeared in court last week, and the matter was further postponed to this week to allow media to bring an application to broadcast the case live.
Attorney Yousha Tayob spoke to Radio Islam International, who says that the case has dragged on as there is a "finger-pointing exercise that has been going between the State and the defence in regard to trial readiness."