THE fraud trial next year of Dudu Nkosi, girlfriend of alleged cash heist kingpin Collin Chauke, will be delayed because her counsel, Tinswalo Makhabela, wants to get instructions from her firm on whether to continue. Makhabela told the Nelspruit Regional Court at a previous hearing that Nkosi did not have money to pay for her trial. On Tuesday she told Magistrate Albert le Rouox that she would continue if her firm said she should do so. Nkosi’s trial was due to start on January 3, but on Tuesday Le Roux said a new trial date will now be set on January 31. One of the charges against Nkosi is allegedly harbouring Chauke before he was arrested. The others are for credit card fraud of R220000, and false ID books.