In a firm decision by the High Court, Judge Moses Chinhengo has once again denied requests for postponement in the plea hearing of the individuals accused in the high-profile Fishrot case.

The accused, facing the court in Windhoek, are set to respond to 42 charges of fraud, corruption, and racketeering, marking a significant development in this ongoing legal saga.

Following yesterday's postponement, it was expected that the state would continue where it left off, putting the charges on the accused.

The Office of the Prosecutor General wrote to Fishrot accused, Nigel van Wyk's legal representative, confirming that the State will consider favorably an offer he allegedly made to plead guilty to the charge of attempting to obstruct the course of justice.

The Prosecutor General's Office also states in the same letter that it will take into consideration the time Van Wyk has spent in custody and will therefore not counter his legal team's submission that he be slapped with a fine and a suspended sentence.

The bail hearing application of Nigel van Wyk, one of the accused in the fishrot scandal, has been postponed to 11 April.

Van Wyk is remanded in custody until his next appearance.

Responding to questions from his lawyer, Mbanga Siyomunje, Van Wyk submitted that his separation from his family had taken a toll on their livelihoods and his wife's health.

He thus urged the Court to uphold the Constitutional provision of protecting families.

Nigel van Wyk, a co-accused in the Fishrot scandal, denied any wrongdoing or unlawfully gaining any proceeds from companies implicated in the ongoing corruption case when he testified during his bail hearing application today.

His arrest, he says, was circumstantial as he was found with laptops and desktop screens, which he collected from Sackey Shanghala's house.

At the time, Shanghala was already in detention.

The bail application of Bernhardt Esau and Nigel van Wyk in the multimillion-dollar fishrot corruption scandal has been postponed until tomorrow.

Esau's lawyer, Florian Beukes, informed the court that his client was constrained by ill health.

The postponement of Esau's bail hearing and the potential recusal of his legal representation are just the latest twists in the case, and Namibians and the rest of the world are waiting for the outcome with bated breath, given the potential ramifications for the fishing industry and the overall economy.

Fishrot accused and former Fisheries Minister Bernhardt Esau and Nigel van Wyk will again attempt to seek their freedom in the High Court on Wednesday.

On Monday, one of their co-accused, Tamson Hatuikulipi, was informed that he will still spend Christmas with the rest of the crew in the Windhoek Correctional Facility, as the verdict for his bail application will only be made on the 27th of December.