Jakavula paid R1,15m in Transnet house row, and other brief reports
* Spoornets former CE, Zandile Jakavula, will be paid R1.15m by Transnet in terms of an out-of-court settlement agreement reached between the two parties. This brings to an end a two-year legal battle between Jakavula and his former employer following allegations that he acted inappropriately when he bought a house in 2001 in Eastern Cape that was owned by Spoornet for less that its market value. Business Day
* The Cape High Court will decided in May if Platinum Holdings, the owner of well-known clothing brands such as Aca Joe and Jenni Button, suffered damages when LA Retail, a competitor, refused to sell it 27 stores. Business Report * Agriculture and Land Affairs Minister Thoko Didiza has instituted an inquiry into press allegations about collusion and price-fixing of farm land in the Mpumalanga area. It was alleged that white land speculators were inflating prices in order to exploit the land-reform process. Business Day * Three soccer referees accused of match-fixing were each sentenced to four years or a fine of R16 000 by the Randburg Magistrates Court yesterday. IoL * A 14-year-old girl who is alleged to have killed her four-year-old sister has appeared briefly in the Estcourt Magistrates Court and is to be sent to the Fort Napier Hospital for mental observation. The girl is to appear again on November 29. She is being represented by Mahendra Ori under the instruction of the University of Pretoria\'s centre for child law. The Witness * The Port Elizabeth Magistrates Court has released Bongani Nyongo (37), who is accused of raping a 12-year-old girl, on bail of R300 after his lawyer argued that he was a single parent and had to work to support his children. He will appear in court again on December 8. The Herald * The Human Rights Commissions probe into alleged violations of the Khomani San community has begun in Andriesvale in the Northern Cape. The Commission is investigating allegations of victimisation and harassment, which include neglect and abuse of community members by government departments and others. SABC News