Zim confirms SA men\'s release and other brief reports
* It is now expected the 62 SA alleged mercenaries in Zimbabwe may be released today, their lawyer Alwyn Griebenow said yesterday. He said he had been told by prison officials the group might be released on Wednesday. But nobody is prepared to commit to this, he said. IoL
* Only half of the 14 808 land claims lodged with the KwaZulu-Natal Land Claims Commission have been settled since the start of the process in 1994. Business Day * A man has been found guilty of declaring his stepfather dead so that he could claim R15 000 in life insurance. News24 * The Roodepoort Magistrates Court has found Rudi Berg (23) guilty of disabling traffic lights in March. Berg admitted receiving R100 from a tow-truck driver to do the deed. His attorney, Kobus Boshoff, asked that Berg be given a community service sentence. Mail & Guardian Online