City doctor, midwife appear in court and other brief reports
* A doctor, midwife and two secretaries working at a Durban city centre clinic were arrested yesterday and charged with performing illegal abortions. Dr Vikash Nundlall (32), one of the owners of The Rose Clinic, nurse Mimi Msweli (52) and clerical staff Vineshree Reddy (32) and Renel Dhania (25) made brief appearances in the Durban Regional Court where they were granted bail of between R5 000 and R30 000 by Magistrate Willie Hahn who ordered that they appear in court again on July 20. The Mercury
* The eThekwini councils crackdown on informal traders it is claimed only 10 000 of the citys 25 000 informal traders have licences to operate in the CBD will be put to the test by two street barbers in the Durban High Court next month. The Mercury * The Pitcairn Supreme Court, sitting in Auckland, has rejected a bid from six islanders to have their convictions for sex offences against girls over-turned. Last year, the six men were convicted of rape and indecent assault charges against under-aged girls on the island over a 30-year period. New Zealand Herald * More than 35 000 forex applications, with a rand asset value of R50bn, have been processed by the National Treasury\'s Amnesty Unit. Under the amnesty, which closed on February 29, 2004, the government received approximately 43 000 applications. I-Net Bridge * The Competition Commission has approved the R1.08bn acquisition of a portfolio of 48 properties from Tresso Trading 119 by Growthpoint, the listed property loan stock company. Business Report * The last accused in Limpopo\'s lion murder case is expected to take the stand again, after being discharged from hospital where he has been treated for tuberculosis. Richard Doctor Mathebula\'s trial was separated from that of his co-accused, Mark Scott-Crossley (37) and Simon Mathebula (43), who were convicted in the Phalaborwa circuit of the Pretoria High Court on April 28. News24