Amnesty period for illegal firearms postponed and other brief reports ...

* The clash between composers and the SABC over a royalties freeze is over with the broadcaster agreeing to resume payments. - THISDAY * Former Eastern Cape Director of Public Prosecution, Mzwandile Ntsaluba (47) will go on trial in the East London Magistrates\' Court on November 22 on two charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol. - The Herald * A Port Elizabeth Court has convicted and jailed teacher Alwyn Carolus (38) for eight years for raping a boy from his neighbourhood on December 12, 1997. An application for leave to appeal against the sentence and conviction was rejected. Attorney Lionel Lindoor indicated he would petition the Judge President. - The Herald * The Bloemfontein Magistrates\' Court has postponed to November 30 the case of 12 Home Affairs officials and seven other people who are facing charges of contravening the Birth and Death Registration Act and the Identification Act. The group was arrested following a probe into the issuing of illegal birth and identity documents. - SABC News * A Yemeni judge has sentenced two men, including one held in US custody, to death for orchestrating the 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole, and sentenced four others to prison terms ranging from five to 10 years. - The Business Times