Court rejects informal traders claim, and other brief reports
Publish date: 08 October 2004
Issue Number: 1191
Diary: Legalbrief Today
Category: Corruption
*The Stellenbosch Magistrates Court yesterday threw out a restoration claim by informal traders whose business structures had been illegally demolished by the municipality. The claim was a sequel to the illegal demolition in July of unauthorised trading structures at the Kayamandi informal settlement. Business Day
* Zimbabwe police have charged and released 49 women protesters after holding them for two days for organising an illegal demonstration outside parliament, their lawyer said yesterday. The protest was organised by the pressure group, Women of Zimbabwe Arise. SABC News * Three men, two from India and another from Kuwait, are expected to appear in a Port Elizabeth court today after being arrested allegedly trying to buy R3.5m of illegal uncut diamonds. News24 * The Cabinet has put the debate on possible reforms to the country\'s electoral system on hold until some time before the next national and provincial elections set for 2009. News24
