Car confiscated by police, and other brief reports

* The trial of Moegamant Isaacs, accused of raping and killing eight-year-old Cape Flats girl, Sasha Leigh Crook, has been delayed by almost two months because of a shortage of judges at the Cape High Court. The trial was supposed to start yesterday, but will now begin on February 21. – News24 * Ambitious plans to develop the Port Elizabeth harbour and waterfront are being jeopardised by a legal wrangle between Transnet and property developer John Erasmus. They are fighting over a 65ha piece of prime land. – The Herald * SARS had tracked down 259 cases of irregular imports of clothing, textile and footwear involving R57m in unpaid duties between March and September, a spokesperson said. – Business Report * The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has postponed to February the case of Aziz Ebrahim, who is charged with counterfeiting 34 000 DVDs to the value of R10.3m. He appeared in court in September and was charged under the Customs and Copyright Acts. – News24 * Happy Sindane, the teenager who became famous last year after claiming that he had been abducted when he was six years old by a black couple from his white parents, has briefly appeared at the Pretoria Magistrates\' Court on charges of malicious damage to property and assault. He allegedly smashed a taxi window and assaulted its passengers. – SABC News * A five-year-long probe into allegations of mismanagement against the Vice-Chancellor of Durban\'s Mangosuthu Technikon, Prof Aaron Ndlovu, came to an end yesterday when he was cleared of any wrongdoing. – The Mercury