Amor fails to gag the Sunday Times over story, and other brief reports
Publish date: 29 November 2004
Issue Number: 1227
Diary: Legalbrief Today
Category: Corruption
* The Pretoria High Court on Saturday night dismissed with costs an urgent application brought by TV personality and singer Amor Vittone to stop the Sunday Times publishing a profile on her. Sunday Times
* Prisoners awaiting trial at Westville Prison will be among the first in the country to be electronically tagged when the Inmate Tracking System is officially unveiled at the Medium A Correctional Centre tomorrow. The Mercury * The long-awaited illegal gun amnesty will be implemented early next year. Details of how it will work will be announced by Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula this week. Business Day * A senior Port Elizabeth Magistrate, Malungu Mapipa, charged with culpable homicide after running over a motorcyclist, may avoid prosecution after the disappearance of the police docket containing vital evidence against him. The Herald * The commanding officer at Waterkloof base in Centurion, a top air force squadron, has appeared in a military court on an assault charge and several other complaints against him are being investigated. Beeld * Former Big Brother housemate Brad Wood has applied for a summary judgment against Ferdinand Rabie, the winner of the R1m prize money in the reality TV show, in the Johannesburg High Court. Wood claims Rabie owes him R100 000 in a deal he made with his housemate during the show. Sunday Times * The Johannesburg High Court has handed down life sentences to three men, Mehluli Nkomo (29), Elvis Mthembu (25) and Steven Ngxongo (25), who murdered 78-year-old Vera Levor, mother-in-law of prominent advocate Hilton Epstein, during a robbery at her home. News24 * The Harrismith Magistrates\' Court has denied bail to five men accused of hijacking a truck with a R500 000 cargo. The suspects were will appear in court again on February 12, 2005. News24