Legal teams on both sides of the Schabir Shaik fraud and corruption trial are back at work, although the case only resumes in the Durban High Court on January 31 after its December adjournment. Yesterday, both sides were finalising their heads of argument which must be filed with judge Hilary Squires on January 24. Senior state prosecutor Billy Downer SC said he and his team were still uncertain how many witness would be called but it would be "a maximum of four or five."

With acknowledgements to Sapa and The Star.