Accused priest applies for stay of prosecution, and other brief reports

* The Clocolan Magistrates\' Court denied bail yesterday to a Nigerian priest who is facing seven charges of r ape because he is a flight risk. The case was postponed to December 6 for further investigation. – IoL * US authorities have ruled that aluminium supplier Hulett was not guilty of dumping in that country. The ruling is a victory for Hulett in its battle against US rival Alcoa. This brings to a close the costly year-long probe that threatened to fetter Hulett Aluminium\'s ambitions in the US market. – Business Day * The National Assembly has passed the Financial Services Ombud Schemes Bill, which Finance Minister Trevor Manuel described as a key consumer protection measure. – Finance24 * The Pretoria North Magistrates\' Court has denied bail for a second time to former policeman Mustapha Amod, who is accused of murdering police captain Carrim Alli, who was probing corruption in the force. – News24 * A Muldersdrift man has appeared briefly in the Krugersdorp Magistrates\' Court where he is facing one charge of raping a child. Johan Pretorius, the investigating officer, said he would eventually face over 20 charges in connection with child pornography. He will return to the court on Thursday. – IoL * Liquor outlets in Pretoria appeared to have been caught off guard by the change in the Liquor Act allowing them to sell drink on Sundays. On Sunday, the first day of the new law, not one of the big liquor outlets seemed to be open for business. – Pretoria News * Police have closed the investigation into the alleged rape on Robben Island of gender activist Nomboniswe Gasa in 1997. At the time, the alleged rape sent shockwaves through South Africa. Now, more than seven years later, police say they have given up. – IoL