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Legalbrief   |   your legal news hub Tuesday 03 September 2024

Amor fails to gag the Sunday Times over story, and other brief reports

* The Pretoria High Court on Saturday night dismissed with costs an urgent application brought by TV personality and singer Amor Vittone to stop the Sunday Times publishing a profile on her. – Sunday Times

* Prisoners awaiting trial at Westville Prison will be among the first in the country to be electronically tagged when the Inmate Tracking System is officially unveiled at the Medium A Correctional Centre tomorrow. – The Mercury * The long-awaited illegal gun amnesty will be implemented early next year. Details of how it will work will be announced by Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula this week. – Business Day * A senior Port Elizabeth Magistrate, Malungu Mapipa, charged with culpable homicide after running over a motorcyclist, may avoid prosecution after the disappearance of the police docket containing vital evidence against him. – The Herald * The commanding officer at Waterkloof base in Centurion, a top air force squadron, has appeared in a military court on an assault charge and several other complaints against him are being investigated. – Beeld * Former Big Brother housemate Brad Wood has applied for a summary judgment against Ferdinand Rabie, the winner of the R1m prize money in the reality TV show, in the Johannesburg High Court. Wood claims Rabie owes him R100 000 in a deal he made with his housemate during the show. – Sunday Times * The Johannesburg High Court has handed down life sentences to three men, Mehluli Nkomo (29), Elvis Mthembu (25) and Steven Ngxongo (25), who murdered 78-year-old Vera Levor, mother-in-law of prominent advocate Hilton Epstein, during a robbery at her home. – News24 * The Harrismith Magistrates\' Court has denied bail to five men accused of hijacking a truck with a R500 000 cargo. The suspects were will appear in court again on February 12, 2005. – News24