We are outside the Pretoria Magistrate Court where self-proclaimed Prophet #Bushiri and his wife Mary are expected to appear. The Bushiri's are appearing in connection with a fraud and money laundering case valued at R102 million.

#Bushiri One of the supporters says they don't believe these charges.

#Bushiri This supporter says Bushiri has an assignment in South Africa and he will finish it.

#Bushiri This woman says they should just let Bushiri and his wife go. She says he is more than welcome in Zimbabwe

#Bushiri this woman came all the way from Bushbuckridge.

#Bushiri We are now inside court. The Magistrates has granted the media permission to record proceedings. But there are issues of social distancing

#Bushiri We are in court, the magistrate has just come inside. The prosecutor is starting with a different case.

#Bushiri The magistrate says she is not ready to proceed as the courtroom is too full. She says she cannot risk exposure to #Covid19 we must make a plan for social distancing.

#Bushiri The application for the media to be in court has been granted, but we now hear we can no longer record the proceedings or take pictures of the accused.

#Bushiri According the journalist who represented the media, the application to record and take pictures was denied because the media did not bring a formal application.

#Bushiri The accused are in court, Shepherd Bushiri, Mary Bushiri and a third suspect are in the dock. We are not allowed to take pictures of them.

#Bushiri's lawyer advocate, Annalien van Heerden has asked the court to extent the ruling to members of the public. Nobody is allowed to take pictures or record audio or video.

#Bushiri The state says the applicants want to bring a formal bail application but the state wants a postponement instead.

#Bushiri The state says the applicants want to bring a formal bail application but the state wants a postponement instead.