Traditional healer appears on rape charges, and other brief reports...
* A Polokwane traditional healer has appeared in the Magistrates Court on rape charges after he allegedly duped a 21-year-old woman into having sex with him. He has been released on R500 bail and is due to appear again on October 30. The Star
* The Trade and Industry Department has warned that certain liquor licence holders in the R30bn-a-year liquor industry may find themselves in contravention of the new Liquor Act if their current licences are not converted by November 10. The new Act, which came into operation on August 13, covers licences that involve the manufacture or distribution of liquor. Business Day * The ICT Charter\'s working group is to postpone the handing over of the Charter to Communications Minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri. The Charter was to be presented on September 30. The new date possibly early October will be announced soon after consultation with Nedlac. I-Net Bridge * SA Police say no new arrests have been made in connection with the suspected trafficking of nuclear equipment as was reported by newspapers at the weekend. IoL