Malebane-Metsing told to pay fine or face jail sentence, and other brief reports

* The Paarl Regional Court has sentenced 27-year-old Mpho Dikeng to six life terms for the rape of six girls aged between nine and 13. The rapes took place between February and October three years ago. – Cape Argus * Parliament is expected to approve an illegal gun amnesty next week. The amnesty will be effective from January 1 to March 31 2005. – The Mercury * The Mthatha High Court has postponed the case of the AbaTembu king and former president Nelson Mandela\'s nephew, Buyelekhaya \'Zwelibanzi\' Dalindyebo, to May 2 next year. Dalindyebo faces charges including murder, kidnapping, theft, arson, extortion and attempted murder. The charges all date back to the 1995-6 conflict in his constituency at Tyhalarha Farm. – Daily Dispatch * President George W Bush is expected to nominate White House legal counsel Alberto Gonzales as his new Attorney General as part of a reshuffle of the cabinet for his second term. – IoL * A Tongaat motorist, whose fiancée died in a car crash five years ago, has won his compensation battle with the Road Accident Fund (RAF) through an out-of-court settlement. Narendra Bansi had earlier sued the RAF for R800 000 in the Durban High Court. – IoL * Thomas Mathibela from Bethal was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ermelo Circuit Court for raping a 13-year-old girl. – SABC News * A London High Court has approved the £9bn takeover by Spanish bank, Banco Santander Central Hispano, of Abbey National. – The Guardian